Fort Smith - Town, Northwest Territories, Canada - Knowledge of official languages, language spoken most often at home and at work



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 1,945
This town:

94.4%
Northwest Territories:

90.3%
Male: 965
This town:

94.6%
Northwest Territories:

90.9%
Female: 980
This town:

94.2%
Northwest Territories:

89.6%
English and French
Total: 110
Here:

5.3%
Territory:

9.1%
Male: 50
This town:

4.9%
Northwest Territories:

8.5%
Female: 60
Here:

5.8%
Northwest Territories:

9.7%

Knowledge of official languages in Fort Smith

First official language spoken

English
Total: 2,035
This town:

98.8%
Northwest Territories:

96.7%
Male: 1,005
Here:

98.5%
Northwest Territories:

96.7%
Female: 1,030
Here:

99.0%
Northwest Territories:

96.7%
French
Total: 20
This town:

1.0%
Territory:

2.5%
Male: 10
Here:

1.0%
Northwest Territories:

2.6%
Female: 10
Here:

1.0%
Territory:

2.3%
Neither English nor French
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Territory:

0.5%

First official language spoken in this town

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 1,855
This town:

90.0%
Territory:

76.4%
Male: 920
This town:

90.6%
Territory:

77.0%
Female: 940
This town:

90.4%
Northwest Territories:

75.9%
French
Total: 25
Here:

1.2%
Northwest Territories:

2.6%
Male: 15
Here:

1.5%
Territory:

2.8%
Female: 15
Here:

1.4%
Northwest Territories:

2.5%
English and non-official language
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Territory:

1.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

1.2%
Inuktitut
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Northwest Territories:

0.5%
Female: 5
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

0.6%
Arabic
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Territory:

0.4%
Male: 5
This town:

0.5%
Northwest Territories:

0.5%
German
Total: 10
This town:

0.5%
Northwest Territories:

0.5%
Male: 5
Here:

0.5%
Northwest Territories:

0.5%
Female: 5
Here:

0.5%
Northwest Territories:

0.4%
Greek
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Female: 5
This town:

0.5%
Territory:

0.0%
Italian
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Territory:

0.1%
Mandarin
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Territory:

0.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 10
This town:

0.5%
Territory:

1.3%
Female: 5
This town:

0.5%
Northwest Territories:

1.7%
Other languages
Total: 30
This town:

1.5%
Territory:

11.7%
Male: 10
Here:

1.0%
Northwest Territories:

11.4%
Female: 20
This town:

1.9%
Territory:

12.0%
Dene
Total: 30
This town:

1.5%
Territory:

1.1%
Male: 15
This town:

1.5%
Territory:

1.2%
Female: 15
Here:

1.4%
Territory:

1.0%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 2,015
This town:

97.8%
Northwest Territories:

88.9%
Male: 995
This town:

98.0%
Northwest Territories:

89.0%
Female: 1,020
Here:

97.6%
Northwest Territories:

88.8%
French
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Northwest Territories:

1.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Territory:

0.8%
Inuktitut
Total: 5
Here:

0.2%
Territory:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

0.1%
Female: 5
This town:

0.5%
Territory:

0.1%
Korean
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Northwest Territories:

0.0%
Other languages
Total: 10
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

5.4%
Male: 5
Here:

0.5%
Northwest Territories:

5.5%
Female: 10
Here:

1.0%
Northwest Territories:

5.3%
Dene
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Northwest Territories:

0.4%
Male: 5
This town:

0.5%
Northwest Territories:

0.5%
Female: 5
This town:

0.5%
Territory:

0.3%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 1,940
Here:

94.2%
Northwest Territories:

83.8%
Male: 955
Here:

93.6%
Territory:

84.3%
Female: 980
This town:

93.8%
Northwest Territories:

83.3%
English
Total: 35
This town:

1.7%
Northwest Territories:

5.7%
Male: 15
This town:

1.5%
Northwest Territories:

5.9%
Female: 15
This town:

1.4%
Northwest Territories:

5.6%
French
Total: 10
Here:

0.5%
Northwest Territories:

1.5%
Male: 5
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

1.3%
Female: 5
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

1.7%
Inuktitut
Total: 5
This town:

0.2%
Northwest Territories:

0.3%
Female: 5
This town:

0.5%
Northwest Territories:

0.4%
Other languages
Total: 20
Here:

1.0%
Territory:

5.8%
Male: 5
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

5.5%
Female: 15
Here:

1.4%
Northwest Territories:

6.1%
Dene
Total: 10
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

0.6%
Male: 10
This town:

1.0%
Territory:

0.6%
Female: 5
This town:

0.5%
Territory:

0.5%

Language most often used at work

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 1,470
This town:

99.7%
Northwest Territories:

97.0%
Male: 745
This town:

100.0%
Territory:

97.5%
Female: 720
Here:

99.3%
Northwest Territories:

96.6%
French
Total: 10
Here:

0.7%
Territory:

0.7%
Female: 10
Here:

1.4%
Territory:

1.0%

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