Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Half of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec is over 60.4, older than 99% of Canadian towns
6% of residents said they have no religion, against 35% across Canada’s towns. With about 1,053 residents in July 2025, Saint-Michel-du-Squatec counted 500 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 6.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. One-person households are more common here than in 78% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec
Older than most towns
Saint-Michel-du-Squatec’s median age is 60.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 40% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Saint-Michel-du-Squatec went from 1,113 people in 2016 to 1,076 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
10% of residents speak English and French, a share 61% of Canadian towns don’t reach
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
By its share of residents whose mother tongue is English (0.9%), Saint-Michel-du-Squatec is below 96% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
From 2016 to 2021, 93% of Canadian towns grew faster than Saint-Michel-du-Squatec: −3%
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% below the census count.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 40% in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, 8.8%. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2 people, below 90% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 5% of households and couple families 58%, against 8.2% and 53% across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Michel-du-Squatec ranks above 83% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 20%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
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-Michel-du-Squatec comes in at 43%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
In Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, 83% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
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
Older homes outnumber new: 39% predate 1961, 9% date from 2001 or later. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Renter households: 24% here and 25% across Canada’s towns.
A median household income of $53,200 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec’s households had a total income below $53,200, 38% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 20% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
4.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 99% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
95% said they are Christian and 6% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Indigenous residents: 1.5% of the total.
9.9% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
23% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 42% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 42%; 40% of residents are 65 or over.
No nearby town is as old as Saint-Michel-du-Squatec
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Saint-Michel-du-Squatec with figures are 23–28 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-du-Squatec | 1,053 | — | 60.4 | 40% | 0% |
| Saint-Cyprien | 1,090 | 23.5 km | 47.2 | 24% | 0% |
| Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac | 5,194 | 27.0 km | 52.8 | 29% | 1% |
| Saint-Jean-de-Dieu | 1,697 | 28.1 km | 52.8 | 30% | 0% |
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 Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Saint-Michel-du-Squatec’s residents
What religion are people in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec?
Most often Christian (95%) or no religion (6%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Saint-Michel-du-Squatec good for families?
Children under 15 are 8.8% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 58% of households and one-parent families 5%. Schools near Saint-Michel-du-Squatec are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec?
Median total household income in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec was $53,200 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,053 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Michel-du-Squatec counted 1,076, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec?
Half the residents are older than 60.4 and half younger; 8.8% are children under 15 and 40% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Michel-du-Squatec bilingual?
English and French: 10% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0%. French only: 90%. French mother tongue: 98%.
How diverse is Saint-Michel-du-Squatec?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 1.5%.
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).