Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
West St. Paul, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,385 persons representing 36.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 595 persons representing 9.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,190 persons, representing 33.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 495 persons representing 7.6% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 225 persons representing 3.5% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 105 persons representing 1.6% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Ukrainian, with about 1,735 persons representing 26.8% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 1,025 persons representing 15.8% of the total population. The third origin was Polish, with about 1,005 persons representing 15.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, West St. Paul (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, West St. Paul (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 1,735 | 26.8 | 1 | 39.2 |
| English | 1,025 | 15.8 | 2 | 39.6 |
| Polish | 1,005 | 15.5 | 3 | 43.2 |
| German | 900 | 13.9 | 4 | 35.2 |
| Scottish | 890 | 13.7 | 5 | 39.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, West St. Paul (Rural municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, West St. Paul (Rural municipality), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 5,145 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 | 6,485 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 430 | 8.4 | 100.0 | 34.0 | 980 | 15.1 | 100.0 | 34.8 |
| South Asian | 210 | 4.1 | 50.0 | 33.6 | 495 | 7.6 | 50.5 | 36.8 |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.3 | 2.6 | ... |
| Black | 35 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 31.0 | 105 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 23.0 |
| Filipino | 125 | 2.4 | 30.2 | 31.2 | 225 | 3.5 | 22.4 | 31.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 40.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 24.0 | 25 | 0.4 | 2.6 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 60.0 | 40 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 17.4 |
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