Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Polycarpe ranks above 86% of Canadian towns on children under 15: 21%
With a median age of 38.4, Saint-Polycarpe is younger than 74% of Canadian towns. Its population is up 7% on 2016. In Saint-Polycarpe, 1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Residents with no religion: 31%, below 63% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Polycarpe
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 47% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Another 51% speak only French and 1.9% only English. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
34% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 30% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 89% of Canadian towns, at 47%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
5.9% of residents have English as their mother tongue (Canada’s towns: 66%). Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Faster growth than 66% of Canadian towns: Saint-Polycarpe changed by +7% since 2016
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Saint-Polycarpe sits below 73% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (9.5%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 25–29 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 17% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Polycarpe, 38.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women.
One-person households: 29%, a higher share than 57% 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.
The typical household size is 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone. Census figures put one-parent families at 8.4% in Saint-Polycarpe.
Above 98% of Canadian towns: 34% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
30% of residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Polycarpe ranks above 53% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 66%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. For Saint-Polycarpe, the census puts renter households at 24%.
$77,500 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Saint-Polycarpe’s, at $77,500, is 10% lower. The median across Quebec’s towns is $74,000. In 2020, 27% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Saint-Polycarpe sits above 65% of Canadian towns for residents who moved in within the year (13%)
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Most recent wave: 31% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%. Locally, 2.7% of residents are immigrants.
68% said they are Christian and 31% 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
The figure for visible minority residents is 4.2% in Saint-Polycarpe and 15% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 1.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Below 89% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 17% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 66% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 66%.
Youngest by rank: 12th of 41 towns of 2,502 to 2,591 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The span goes from 32.7 (City Commercial Core) up to 61.6 (North Frontenac). Next to Saint-Polycarpe on this scale come Elmwood (37.5), Munroe West (38.2), Caswell Hill (39.2) and Rosedale (39.8).
No nearby town is as young as Saint-Polycarpe
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | — | 38.4 | 17% | 2.7% |
| Rivière-Beaudette | 2,806 | 7.7 km | 40.4 | 17% | 3% |
| Saint-Zotique | 10,445 | 7.9 km | 41.2 | 18% | 4.4% |
| Les Coteaux | 6,294 | 9.1 km | 38.8 | 14% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Clet | 1,784 | 9.8 km | 40.4 | 16% | 2.9% |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 11.2 km | 44 | 19% | 4.1% |
| Sainte-Marthe | 1,065 | 11.2 km | 48.4 | 21% | 2.9% |
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. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Saint-Polycarpe’s residents
What is the average age in Saint-Polycarpe?
The median age is 38.4, younger than 74% of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 17% 65 or older.
Is Saint-Polycarpe bilingual?
47% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 51% speak French only and 1.9% English only. French is the mother tongue of 87%.
How diverse is Saint-Polycarpe?
Immigrants: 2.7% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 4.2%. Indigenous identity: 1.9%.
What religion are people in Saint-Polycarpe?
31% said they have no religion and 68% that they are Christian; 0.8% named another faith.
Is Saint-Polycarpe good for families?
21% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 57% of households and one-parent families 8.4%. Schools near Saint-Polycarpe are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Polycarpe?
Half of Saint-Polycarpe’s households had more than $77,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Saint-Polycarpe?
About 2,549, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,372 people in Saint-Polycarpe, 7% 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).