Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1891 | 1,806 | — |
| 1901 | 5,202 | +188.0% |
| 1911 | 6,158 | +18.4% |
| 1921 | 5,407 | −12.2% |
| 1931 | 6,766 | +25.1% |
| 1941 | 7,672 | +13.4% |
| 1951 | 8,695 | +13.3% |
| 1961 | 10,904 | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 10,952 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 9,817 | −10.4% |
| 1991 | 9,782 | −0.4% |
| 1996 | 10,063 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 15,838 | +57.4% |
| 2006 | 15,177 | −4.2% |
| 2011 | 15,348 | +1.1% |
| The population change between 1996 and 2001 reflects Kenora's amalgamation in 2000. | ||
Kenora had a population of 15,177 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 4.2% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Kenora was $59,946, which is slightly below the Ontario provincial average of $60,455.
| Visible minorities and Aboriginal population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada 2006 Census | Population | % of Total Population | |
| Visible minority group |
South Asian | 20 | 0.1 |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.2 | |
| Black | 25 | 0.2 | |
| Filipino | 35 | 0.2 | |
| Latin American | 0 | 0 | |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0 | |
| Arab | 0 | 0 | |
| West Asian | 0 | 0 | |
| Korean | 0 | 0 | |
| Japanese | 0 | 0 | |
| Mixed visible minority | 0 | 0 | |
| Other visible minority | 10 | 0.1 | |
| Total visible minority population | 135 | 0.9 | |
| Aboriginal group |
First Nations | 1,155 | 7.7 |
| Métis | 1,170 | 7.8 | |
| Inuit | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Aboriginal population | 2,365 | 15.8 | |
| White | 12,455 | 83.3 | |
| Total population | 14,955 | 100 | |
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