Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 55.2: Saint-Anicet is older than 95% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24; in Saint-Anicet, 7.1%. With about 2,854 residents in July 2025, Saint-Anicet counted 1,310 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents with no religion stands at 18%. Residents who moved in within the year are rarer here than in 97% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Anicet
A bilingual town
51% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 42% speak French only and 6.5% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Saint-Anicet’s median age is 55.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
27% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 37% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
51% of residents speak English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: French 80%, English 16%. 15% of residents have English as their mother tongue, a lower share than in 83% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%.
A growing town: +5% since 2016, faster than 55% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The figure for children under 15 is 11% in Saint-Anicet and 16% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Anicet, 55.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Saint-Anicet households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 5.7% here and 8.2% across Canada’s towns. For Saint-Anicet, the census puts one-person households at 32%.
In Saint-Anicet, 27% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 37% in Saint-Anicet. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Saint-Anicet sits above 97% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (95%)
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of renter households is 25%; Saint-Anicet has 14%. Just over a third of homes were built before 1961 and 11% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%.
The median household brings in $66,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Saint-Anicet’s median household took in $66,500 before tax, 23% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $74,000 is the median household income across Quebec’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 23% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
4.2% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 8.7% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. The census found that 1.5% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Saint-Anicet. The town has fewer immigrants than 84% of Canadian towns, at 4.2%.
A larger share of Indigenous residents than 61% of Canadian towns: 3.8%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Saint-Anicet, 0.5%. To put it in context, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 99% of Canadian towns: 6.7%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 18%, against 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 49%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 49% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 30% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 2,820 to 2,889 people: this is the 7th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest of these towns is McKernan, at 30; the oldest, Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part, is at 61.2. In age, Saint-Anicet keeps company with Harbour Grace (54), Forestville (54), Addington Highlands (55.6) and Weedon (56.4).
No nearby town is as old as Saint-Anicet
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Anicet | 2,854 | — | 55.2 | 30% | 4.2% |
| Rivière-Beaudette | 2,806 | 11.8 km | 40.4 | 17% | 3% |
| Sainte-Barbe | 1,993 | 12.0 km | 51.2 | 24% | 1.6% |
| Godmanchester | 1,590 | 14.1 km | 47.2 | 22% | 3.6% |
| Saint-Zotique | 10,445 | 15.2 km | 41.2 | 18% | 4.4% |
| Huntingdon | 3,001 | 16.5 km | 49.6 | 28% | 3.7% |
| South Glengarry | 14,355 | 17.5 km | 50.4 | 25% | 7.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’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 Saint-Anicet’s residents
What religion are people in Saint-Anicet?
Christian: 82%. No religion: 18%. Another religion: 0.3%.
Is Saint-Anicet good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 11%. 54% of households are couple families and 5.7% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Anicet are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Anicet?
$66,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Anicet (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-Anicet?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,854 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,754 in Saint-Anicet, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Anicet?
55.2 is the median age, older than 95% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 11%. 65 and over: 30%.
Is Saint-Anicet bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 51% are. Another 42% speak only French and 6.5% only English, and French is the first language of 79%.
How diverse is Saint-Anicet?
Immigrants make up 4.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0.5% are members of a visible minority, and 3.8% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).