By mother tongue (2021): North Hatley is predominantly French-speaking (≈ 56% French vs. ≈ 37% English). By knowledge of official languages (2021): the population is largely bilingual (≈ 67% report knowing both French and English).
Key figures (census)
Population : 605 (2016) → 670 (2021), or +10.7%.
Native language (2021)
- French: ≈ 55.6% (≈ 375 people) — up from 50.4% in 2016.
- English: ≈ 37.0% (≈ 250 people) — down from 43.0% in 2016.
Knowledge of official languages (2021)
- English only: 95 people (14.1%)
- French only: 120 people (17.8%)
- English and French: 455 people (67.4%)
Changes in residents’ native languages (2016–2021)
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
| Number of people | Percentage of the population | Number of people | Percentage of the population | |
| English only | 110 | 18,2% | 95 | 14,1% |
| French only | 95 | 15,7% | 120 | 17,8% |
| English and french | 400 | 66,1% | 455 | 67,4% |
| Neither English nor French | 0 | 0,0% | 0 | 0,0% |
| 605 | 670 | |||
In summary
- To the question “predominantly English-speaking or French-speaking?”: based on mother tongue, North Hatley is predominantly French-speaking in 2021.
- Daily language profile: the “knowledge of official languages” indicator shows that the village is predominantly bilingual (two out of three people say they know both languages).
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, profile of census subdivision 2445050 (North Hatley).
