Editing Guelph (section)

==Demographics==
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|1841|1240
|1851|1860
|1871|6878
|1881|9890
|1891|10537
|1901|11496
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|15175
|1921|18128
|1931|21075
|1941|23074
|1951|27386
|1961|39838
|1971|60087
|1981|71207
|1991|87976
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|95821
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|106170
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|114943
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|121688
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|131794
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|143740
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Guelph had a population of {{val|143740|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|56480|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|59746|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:143740-131794}}|131794|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|131794|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|87.43|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|143740|87.43|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref>

At the [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Guelph CMA had a population of {{val|165588|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|64175|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|67685|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:165588-151984}}|151984|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|151984|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|595.08|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|165588|595.08|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusCMA>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000501 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

Guelph was the third fastest-growing city in Ontario, with a 5-year growth of 8.3% from 2011 to 2016. According to the Ontario Places to Grow plan, Guelph's population is projected to be about 144,500 by the year 2021 and 175,000 by 2031.<ref name="guelph.ca2"/> The actual number of residents varies throughout the year because of variations in the University of Guelph student population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guelph.ca/uploads/PDF/Fact_population_growth.pdf |title=Fact Sheet:Population Growth |author-last=Manley |author-first=Craig |publisher=City of Guelph |archive-date=April 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408133343/http://www.guelph.ca/uploads/PDF/Fact_population_growth.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
Approximately 73.1% of residents were [[European Canadians]] in 2021, whereas 25.3% were [[visible minorities]] and 1.6% were [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]. The largest visible minority groups in Guelph were South Asian (7.4%), Black (4.2%), Chinese (3.0%), Filipino (2.7%), Southeast Asian (2.2%), Latin American (1.4%), West Asian (1.4%) and Arab (1.2%).<ref name=profile2021/>

The 2021 Census indicated that 12,210 [[Italian Canadians]] lived in Guelph.<ref name=profile2021/> Many Italians from the south of Italy, particularly from [[San Giorgio Morgeto]], had immigrated to the area in the early 1900s, and also in later years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thewardproject.omeka.net/collections/show/4 |title=The Ward Project - Una Presenza Storica: Italian Immigration and St. Patrick's Ward |website=thewardproject.omeka.net |access-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714164714/https://thewardproject.omeka.net/collections/show/4 |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/military-contribution-of-guelphs-black-community-could-be-recognized-with-park-trail-naming-3601284|title=Military contribution of Guelph's Black community could be recognized with park, trail naming|publisher=guelphtoday.com|date=April 5, 2021}}</ref> Historically, however, Guelph's population has been principally [[British people|British]] in origin, with 92% in 1880 and 87% in 1921.<ref name="encyclopedia" />
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Guelph (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Guelph&DGUIDlist=2021A00053523008&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 27, 2021 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3523008&Geo2=CD&Code2=3523&SearchText=Guelph&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=November 27, 2015 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3523008&Data=Count&SearchText=Guelph&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=August 20, 2019 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3523008&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Guelph&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=July 2, 2019 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3523008&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Guelph&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
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!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
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|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 103,675
| {{Percentage | 103675 | 141835 | 2 }}
| 103,725
| {{Percentage | 103725 | 130085 | 2 }}
| 99,680
| {{Percentage | 99680 | 120550 | 2 }}
| 97,025
| {{Percentage | 97025 | 114115 | 2 }}
| 91,790
| {{Percentage | 91790 | 104705 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 10,480
| {{Percentage | 10480 | 141835 | 2 }}
| 6,500
| {{Percentage | 6500 | 130085 | 2 }}
| 4,970
| {{Percentage | 4970 | 120550 | 2 }}
| 3,820
| {{Percentage | 3820 | 114115 | 2 }}
| 2,745
| {{Percentage | 2745 | 104705 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 6,995
| {{Percentage | 6995 | 141835 | 2 }}
| 5,285
| {{Percentage | 5285 | 130085 | 2 }}
| 4,850
| {{Percentage | 4850 | 120550 | 2 }}
| 3,545
| {{Percentage | 3545 | 114115 | 2 }}
| 2,505
| {{Percentage | 2505 | 104705 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 5,940
| {{Percentage | 5940 | 141835 | 2 }}
| 2,885
| {{Percentage | 2885 | 130085 | 2 }}
| 1,695
| {{Percentage | 1695 | 120550 | 2 }}
| 1,565
| {{Percentage | 1565 | 114115 | 2 }}
| 1,380
| {{Percentage | 1380 | 104705 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 4,860
| {{Percentage | 4860 | 141835 | 2 }}
| 4,710
| {{Percentage | 4710 | 130085 | 2 }}
| 3,775
| {{Percentage | 3775 | 120550 | 2 }}
| 3,415
| {{Percentage | 3415 | 114115 | 2 }}
| 3,190
| {{Percentage | 3190 | 104705 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 3,620
| {{Percentage | 3620 | 141835 | 2 }}
| 2,290
| {{Percentage | 2290 | 130085 | 2 }}
| 1,615
| {{Percentage | 1615 | 120550 | 2 }}
| 1,560
| {{Percentage | 1560 | 114115 | 2 }}
| 945
| {{Percentage | 945 | 104705 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 2,220
| {{Percentage | 2220 | 141835 | 2 }}
| 1,905
| {{Percentage | 1905 | 130085 | 2 }}
| 1,950
| {{Percentage | 1950 | 120550 | 2 }}
| 1,290
| {{Percentage | 1290 | 114115 | 2 }}
| 760
| {{Percentage | 760 | 104705 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 2,015
| {{Percentage | 2015 | 141835 | 2 }}
| 1,345
| {{Percentage | 1345 | 130085 | 2 }}
| 1,150
| {{Percentage | 1150 | 120550 | 2 }}
| 1,030
| {{Percentage | 1030 | 114115 | 2 }}
| 745
| {{Percentage | 745 | 104705 | 2 }}
|-
| Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 2,045
| {{Percentage | 2045 | 141835 | 2 }}
| 1,440
| {{Percentage | 1440 | 130085 | 2 }}
| 860
| {{Percentage | 860 | 120550 | 2 }}
| 860
| {{Percentage | 860 | 114115 | 2 }}
| 640
| {{Percentage | 640 | 104705 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 141,835
! {{Percentage | 141835 | 143740 | 2 }}
! 130,085
! {{Percentage | 130085 | 131794 | 2 }}
! 120,550
! {{Percentage | 120550 | 121688 | 2 }}
! 114,115
! {{Percentage | 114115 | 114943 | 2 }}
! 104,705
! {{Percentage | 104705 | 106170 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 143,740
! {{Percentage | 143740 | 143740 | 2 }}
! 131,794
! {{Percentage | 131794 | 131794 | 2 }}
! 121,688
! {{Percentage | 121688 | 121688 | 2 }}
! 114,943
! {{Percentage | 114943 | 114943 | 2 }}
! 106,170
! {{Percentage | 106170 | 106170 | 2 }}
|}
*Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

=== Language ===
The most common mother tongue in 2021 was [[English language|English]]; spoken by 74.5% of the population, followed by [[Chinese language]]s (2.3%), [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (1.5%), [[Italian language|Italian]] (1.3%), [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] (1.2%), [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] (1.2%), [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (1.2%), and [[French language|French]] (1.1%). 2.7% of residents claimed both English and a non-official language as their first language.<ref name=profile2021>{{Cite web |title=2021 Census Profile-Guelph, City |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=guelph&DGUIDlist=2021A00053523008&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=Statistics Canada| date=February 9, 2022 }}</ref>

=== Religion ===
In 2021, 49.7% of Guelph residents were [[Christians]], down from 61.8% in 2011.<ref name="statscan">{{cite web |date=May 8, 2013 |title=NHS Profile, Guelph, CY, Ontario, 2011 |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3523008&Data=Count&SearchText=Guelph&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=Religion&B1=All&Custom=&amp;TABID=1 |access-date=June 21, 2017 |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref> 23.9% of residents were [[Catholic Church|Catholics]], 13.7% were [[Protestantism|Protestants]], 7.3% were Christians of unspecified denomination, and 2.0% were [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Christian Orthodox]]. All other denominations of Christianity and Christian-related traditions accounted for 2.8%. 38.7% of the population stated no religion, up from 30.3% in 2011. All other religions and spiritual traditions combined accounted for 13.6% of the population. The largest non-Christian religions were Islam (4.5%), Hinduism (2.7%), Sikhism (1.5%) and Buddhism (1.5%)