|
Demographic
Composition of Garden River
|
Age
|
Composition
% of Population
|
|
Preschool (aged 0-4)
|
8.1
|
|
Children (aged 5-9)
|
6.9
|
|
Youth
|
16.1
|
|
Young Adults
|
15.5
|
|
Adults
|
41.0
|
|
Older Adults
|
7.0
|
|
Seniors
|
5.4
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
100
|
Based on the current data (August 2000), the Garden River First
Nation has a Registered Members List of 1,964 people. Forty-eight
percent of this total is under the age of 30. In terms of composition
by gender, the number of female Band Members outnumbers the number
of males by about 102 individuals or 6% of the total. At an estimated
growth of 3% per year, by 2004 the population should
reach 2,172, an increase of 507 persons.
Languages
Spoke
English 93%
Aboriginal 1%
English and Aboriginal 6%
|