 As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ashmont recorded a population of 133 living in 47 of its 65 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 188.With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Ashmont had a population of 188 living in 70 of its 79 total dwellings, a 26.2% change from its 2006 population of 149.