Editing North Bay, Ontario (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title       = Historical populations
|type        = Canada
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|footnote    = In January 1968, the City of North Bay amalgamated with West Ferris and Widdifield townships.
|1891|2210
|1901|2350
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|7737
|1921|10692
|1931|15528
|1941|15411
|1951|17944
|1961|23781
|1971|49187
|1981|51268
|1991|55405
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|54332
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|52771
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|53966
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|53651
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|51553
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|52662
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], North Bay had a population of {{val|52662|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|23467|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|25077|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:52662-51553}}|51553|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|51553|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|315.53|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|52662|315.53|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 | archive-date=May 12, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512141434/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - North Bay, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=2022-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209134619/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |url-status=live }}</ref> 11.7% of the population was Indigenous, compared to 5.0% nationally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Canada [Country] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=2022-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209134619/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |url-status=live }}</ref> 4.4% of residents were visible minorities compared to 26.5% nationally. The remaining 83.9% of the population was white/European. The largest visible minority groups in North Bay were [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] (1.4%), [[Black Canadians|Black]] (1.1%), and [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] (0.5%).

81.1% of the population spoke English as their mother tongue. French was the first language of 11.3% of residents, compared to 3.3% in all of Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Ontario [Province] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=2022-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209134619/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |url-status=live }}</ref> In terms of non-official languages, the most common were Italian (0.6%), [[Chinese language]]s (0.3%), German (0.3%), and Spanish (0.3%). 2.2% of residents listed both English and French as mother tongues, while 0.7% listed both English and a non-official language.

56.3% of residents were [[Christians|Christian]], down from 73.2% in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-05-08 |title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census subdivision |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3548044&Data=Count&SearchText=north%20bay&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=2023-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206083225/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3548044&Data=Count&SearchText=north%20bay&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> 35.2% were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 13.2% were [[Protestantism|Protestant]], 4.1% were Christian n.o.s and 3.8% belonged to other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions. 41.6% of the population were non-religious or secular, up from 25.4% in 2011. All other religions made up 2.0% of the population. The largest non-Christian religion was [[Hinduism]] (0.5%).

North Bay [[census agglomeration]] population was 70,378 as of 2016. It had a land area of {{convert|314.92|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref>[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=575&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=North%20Bay&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=575&TABID=1= Canada 2016 Census Community Profiles: Census Agglomeration of North Bay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701181539/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=575&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=North%20Bay&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=575&TABID=1= |date=2019-07-01 }}. [[Statistics Canada]].</ref>