Photo: Vince pahkala · CC BY-SA 3.0St. Laurent: 56% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 99% of Canadian towns
The share of households in single-detached houses is 93%, against 64% across Canada’s towns. Meanwhile, 8.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 87% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,577 residents; the 2021 Census found 670 households. Locally, 0.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
What stands out about the people of St. Laurent
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 56% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 10% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Growing faster than most
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, St. Laurent went from 1,338 to 1,542 residents (+15%), faster growth than in 92% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of St. Laurent is 50.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+15% since 2016, a pace 92% of Canadian towns didn’t match
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Manitoba’s towns +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% higher again.
A median age of 50.4: St. Laurent is older than 86% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
With residents aged 65 and over at 26%, St. Laurent is ahead of 82% of Canadian towns on that count. Census figures put children under 15 at 19% here.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Little separates the share of one-parent families here, 9%, from the figure across Canada’s towns. For St. Laurent, the census puts one-person households at 29%.
St. Laurent sits above 76% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (15%)
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). For comparison, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
St. Laurent sits below 65% of Canadian towns for renter households (19%)
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Newer homes outnumber old: 20% date from 2001 or later, 13% from before 1961. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Median household income: $66,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in St. Laurent had $66,500 before tax, 23% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Manitoba’s towns is $83,000. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
5.8% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 5.8% in St. Laurent. Immigrants here were most often born in the Americas (39%), then in Europe (33%).
In St. Laurent, 46% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
4.6% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
St. Laurent ranks above 80% of Canadian towns on bilingual residents: 29%
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
16% of residents have French as their mother tongue (Canada’s towns: 1.5%). The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 99% of Canadian towns: 7.3%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 23% here, 9.5% in the typical town. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 42% of adults
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 42% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 26% of residents are 65 or over.
St. Laurent is older than every town around it
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 29–48 km from St. Laurent.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about St. Laurent’s residents
What religion are people in St. Laurent?
Most often Christian (52%) or no religion (46%); other religions make up 1.9%.
Is St. Laurent good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 50% of households and one-parent families 9%. Schools near St. Laurent are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in St. Laurent?
Median total household income in St. Laurent was $66,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of St. Laurent?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,577 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, St. Laurent counted 1,542, 15% more than 2016.
What is the average age in St. Laurent?
Half the residents are older than 50.4 and half younger; 19% are children under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.
Is St. Laurent bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 29% are. Another 0.3% speak only French and 71% only English, and French is the first language of 16%.
How diverse is St. Laurent?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.8%. A visible minority makes up 4.6% and Indigenous residents 56%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).