The Nation experienced significant growth between 2006 and 2011.
According to the 2011 Statistics Canada census, The Nation's population is 11,668, a 9.4% increase from 10,643 in 2006.
There are more than 4,400 dwellings in 658.03 km² with the average population density per km² being 17.7.

The Nation also contains one of the larger concentrations of the French in Ontario.
According to the 2016 Canadian Census census, 64.7% of the population have French as their first language, while 31.7% have English as their first language.
The Nation experienced significant growth between 2006 and 2011. According to the 2011 Statistics Canada census, The Nation's population is 11,668, a 9.4% increase from 10,643 in 2006. There are more than 4,400 dwellings in 658.03 km² with the average population density per km² being 17.7.
The Nation also contains one of the larger concentrations of the French in Ontario. According to the 2016 Canadian Census census, 64.7% of the population have French as their first language, while 31.7% have English as their first language.
The Nation, Ontario