Editing Dryden, Ontario (section)

==Demographics==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Dryden had a population of {{val|7388|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|3314|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|3574|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:7388-7749}}|7749|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|7749|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|65.58|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|7388|65.58|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=SCref21/>

The [[Population centre (Canada)|population centre]], or [[urban area]], of Dryden had a population of 5,355 in the 2021 census, a 4.3 percent decrease from 2016. The median value of dwellings in the urban area is [[Canadian dollar|CA$]]200,000, significantly lower than the national median of $472,000. The median household income (after-tax) in Dryden is $67,000, almost on par with the national average at $73,000.<ref name="sc2021-PC"/>

The city's population peaked at 8,198 measured in the [[2001 Canadian Census]] and is slowly declining due to lack of support for an aging population and high taxes.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-02-11|title=Dryden mayor says city still faces challenges despite slight population increase|work=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/dryden-census-increase-2016-1.3974472|access-date=2021-04-26}}</ref> 21% of the population was 65 years and over as of the 2016 census compared to 16.7% in the entirely of Ontario. The median age of 46.2 was nearly 5 years older than the provincial median of 41.3.<ref name="census2016">{{Cite web|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Ontario [Province] and Canada [Country]|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3560027&Geo2=CD&Code2=3560&Data=Count&SearchText=dryden&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Statistics Canada|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316205628/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3560027&Geo2=CD&Code2=3560&Data=Count&SearchText=dryden&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |archive-date=2017-03-16 }}</ref>

In 2016, approximately 1,465 residents (19.3%) considered themselves to have an [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Aboriginal identity]]. 220 residents (2.9%) belonged to a [[visible minority]] group (i.e. people who are not Aboriginal and "non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour"). The largest group was [[Filipinos|Filipino]], representing about 80 residents (1% of the population).<ref name="census2016"/>

In the 2011 National Household Survey, 4,970 residents (66.8% of the respondents) stated that they were [[Christian]], while 2,455 (33.0%) did not affiliate with any religion. 0.1% identified as [[Buddhist]], while a further 0.1% practised traditional Aboriginal spirituality.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=2013-05-08|title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census subdivision|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3560027&Data=Count&SearchText=dryden&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1|access-date=2021-05-04|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
{{Canada census
 |location = Dryden
 |2021_population=7,388 | 2021_pop_delta=-4.7  | 2021_land_area=65.58 | 2021_pop_density=112.7
 |2021_median_age=48.0 | 2021_median_age_m=47.2 | 2021_median_age_f=48.8
 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=3,574 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=3,314 |2021_mean_hh_income=82,000 
 |2021_geocode=2021A00053560027 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
|2016_population=7,749 | 2016_pop_delta=1.7 | 2016_land_area=66.19 | 2016_pop_density=117.1
|2016_median_age=46.2 | 2016_median_age_m=45.5 | 2016_median_age_f=46.7
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=3,541 | 2016_mean_hh_income=58,624 | 2016_access_date=2017-03-15
|2011_population=7,617 | 2011_pop_delta=-7.1 | 2011_land_area=65.84 | 2011_pop_density=115.7
|2011_median_age=45.0 | 2011_median_age_m=44.7 | 2011_median_age_f=45.4
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=3,417 | 2011_mean_hh_income=54,577 | 2011_access_date=2012-03-15
|2006_population=,8195 | 2006_pop_delta=0.0 | 2006_land_area=65.20 | 2006_pop_density=125.7
|2006_median_age=41.8 | 2006_median_age_m=41.3 | 2006_median_age_f=42.0
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=3,482 | 2006_mean_hh_income=64,237 | 2006_access_date=2011-05-20
|2001_population=8198 | 2001_pop_delta=-1.1 | 2001_land_area=65.31 | 2001_pop_density=125.5
|2001_median_age=38.2 | 2001_median_age_m=37.8 | 2001_median_age_f=38.6
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=3411 | 2001_mean_hh_income=57,384 | 2001_access_date=2011-05-20
}}

{{Historical populations
|title       = Historical census populations – Dryden, Ontario
|type        = Canada
|align       = none
|cols        = 3
|percentages = 
|footnote    = Population figures for 2001 onwards are for the amalgamated City of Dryden. Population figures before 2001 are for the former Town of Dryden.
| source = Statistics Canada<ref name=SCref21/>
|1901|140
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|715
|1921|1019
|1931|1326
|1941|1641
|1951|2627
|1961|5728
|1971|6939
|1981|6640
|1991|6505
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|6711
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|8198
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|8195
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|7617
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|7749
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|7388
}}