Demographics
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1938 | 26,000 | — |
| 1939 | 25,000 | −3.8% |
| 1941 | 21,500 | −14.0% |
| 1943 | 15,888 | −26.1% |
| 1945 | 20,000 | +25.9% |
| 1971 | 13,599 | −32.0% |
| 1981 | 12,219 | −10.1% |
| 1991 | 10,440 | −14.6% |
| 1996 | 9,905 | −5.1% |
| 2001 | 8,616 | −13.0% |
| 2006 | 8,248 | −4.3% |
| 2011 | 8,133 | −1.4% |
Kirkland Lake is the ninth largest community in Northern Ontario. Over the past twenty years, the population has declined by more than 30%, from 12,000 in 1986. This decline, reflecting the closing of the mines that were historically the largest employers in the town, has slowed in recent times. However, between the 2001 census and 2006 census, the population fell by 4.3%, the 24th highest decline in Canada, and the 2011 census revealed a further drop of 1.4% to 8,133 residents.
| Canada 2006 Census | Population | % of Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visible minority group |
South Asian | 10 | 0.1 |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.3 | |
| Black | 40 | 0.5 | |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.2 | |
| Latin American | 0 | 0 | |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0 | |
| Other visible minority | 0 | 0 | |
| Total visible minority population | 90 | 1.1 | |
| Aboriginal group |
First Nations | 185 | 2.3 |
| Métis | 260 | 3.2 | |
| Inuit | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Aboriginal population | 460 | 5.7 | |
| White | 7,480 | 93.2 | |
| Total population | 8,030 | 100 | |
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