Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.024% of residents are under 15, a share 96% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%; Saint-Maurice has 6.4%. Half of the town’s 3,432 residents are older than 38 (younger than 77% of Canadian towns), in 1,360 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 85% here. Compared with other places, visible minority residents are scarce here: 1.3%, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Maurice
A town of families
Children under 15 are 24% of residents, more than in 96% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.5 people, and 7% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
39% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 29% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
24% of residents speak English and French, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
Across Canada’s towns, nearly two thirds of residents have English as their mother tongue; in Saint-Maurice, 0.9%. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
+4% since 2016, a pace 52% of Canadian towns didn’t match
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 7.3% in Saint-Maurice, less than in 95% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. Across Saint-Maurice, 17% of residents are 65 or over. With a median age of 38, Saint-Maurice is younger than 77% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Maurice, 38. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.5 people per household, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone; in Saint-Maurice, 25%. Lower than in 70% of Canadian towns: 7% of households are one-parent families.
Saint-Maurice ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 39%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in Saint-Maurice comes in at 29%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Only 19% of households rent their home in Saint-Maurice
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
Newer homes outnumber old: 35% date from 2001 or later, 22% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $82,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $82,000, the middle household in Saint-Maurice earned close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. 26% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
1.5% 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
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Saint-Maurice comes in at 1.5%. On the census count, 0.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
29% of residents said they have no religion, below 69% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here, 2.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On religion, 71% answered Christian and 29% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 70% of Canadian towns: 19%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 66%
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.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 66%.
In its size band (3,728 to 3,881), the 7th youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 32.1 (Clareview Town Centre) up to 58.4 (Georgian Bay). Next to Saint-Maurice on this scale come Rosscarrock (35.9), Pacific Heights (36.3), Pleasantview (38.2) and Meadowgreen (38.4).
Every neighbour of Saint-Maurice has an older population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice | 3,804 | — | 38 | 17% | 1.5% |
| Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel | 6,613 | 11.4 km | 42.4 | 19% | 1.4% |
| Champlain | 1,957 | 11.6 km | 54 | 28% | 1.1% |
| Trois-Rivières | 149,934 | 11.6 km | 47.2 | 26% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Narcisse | 1,848 | 13.3 km | 50.8 | 28% | 2% |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | 1,137 | 16.1 km | 57.2 | 33% | 2.9% |
| Bécancour | 14,943 | 18.4 km | 44 | 22% | 1.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Maurice’s residents
What is the average age in Saint-Maurice?
The median age is 38, younger than 77% of Canadian towns. 24% are under 15 and 17% 65 or older.
Is Saint-Maurice bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 24% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.1% speak only English and 76% only French; 97% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Maurice?
Immigrants: 1.5% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.3%. Indigenous identity: 2.1%.
What religion are people in Saint-Maurice?
29% said they have no religion and 71% that they are Christian; 0.9% named another faith.
Is Saint-Maurice good for families?
24% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 62% of households and one-parent families 7%. Schools near Saint-Maurice are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Maurice?
Half of Saint-Maurice’s households had more than $82,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Saint-Maurice?
About 3,804, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 3,432 people in Saint-Maurice, 4% more than 2016.
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).