Senior citizens now represent 17.2 per cent of the population of Kenora, a ratio higher than the national average, according to the latest census figures.
Newly released census information on age and sex makes it clear that Canadian society is getting older.
The census showed that just over 26 hundred people in Kenora were aged 65 or older.
Kenora's senior population of 17.2 per cent compares to a national average of 14.8 and a provincial average of 14.6 per cent.
