Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Hearst, Town
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Hearst (Town), 2016 to 2021
English only
+4.9%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +4.9% (or +15 people).
French only
-18.1%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -18.1% (or -210 people).
English and French
-1.3%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was -1.3% (or -45 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Hearst (Town), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Hearst (Town), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Hearst (Town), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Hearst (Town), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Hearst (Town), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English only | 305 | 6.1 | 320 | 6.8 |
French only | 1,160 | 23.3 | 950 | 20.1 |
English and French | 3,505 | 70.4 | 3,460 | 73.1 |
Neither English nor French | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Hearst (Town), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 485 | 9.7 | 460 | 9.7 |
French | 4,320 | 86.7 | 3,995 | 84.4 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Hearst (Town), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||
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Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
English | 720 | 14.5 | 775 | 16.4 |
French | 4,325 | 86.8 | 4,050 | 85.5 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Hearst (Town), 2016 and 2021
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