Editing Belleville, Ontario (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
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|footnote=<ref name="autogenerated1996">Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] census</ref> The 1991 and 1996 populations are 44,858 and 45,069 respectively when adjusted to the 2001 boundaries. The 2001 population is 46,029 when adjusted to the 2006 boundaries.
|1841|2040
|1851|4593
|1871|7305
|1881|9516
|1891|9916
|1901|9117
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|9876
|1921|12206
|1931|13790
|1941|15498
|1951|19519
|1961|30655
|1971|35128
|1981|34881
|1991|37243{{efn|Population is the sum of Belleville (city) 37,243, and Thurlow (township): 7,615}}
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|37083{{efn|Population is the sum of Belleville (city): 37,083, and Thurlow (township): 7,986}}
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|45986
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|48821
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|49454
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|50,716
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|55,071}}

The [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census]] by [[Statistics Canada]] found that Belleville had a population of {{val|55071|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|23536|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|24582|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:55071-50716}}|50716|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|50716|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|247.15|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|55071|247.15|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 Belleville - Quinte West CMA had a population of {{val|111184|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|46213|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|48274|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:111184-103401}}|103401|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|103401|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1337.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|111184|1337.5|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>

Belleville's population is mostly of European descent. The racial make up of Belleville is as of 2021 was 85.1% [[European Canadian|White]], 5.6% [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] and 9.3% visible minorities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Belleville, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> The largest visible minority groups in Belleville are [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] (3.9%), [[Black Canadians|Black]] (1.3%), [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] (0.9%) and [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] (0.8%) .

89.7% of residents speak English as their mother tongue. Other common first languages are French (1.5%), Gujarati (0.7%), Punjabi (0.6%), Spanish (0.5%), and Chinese (0.5%). 1.1% list both English and a non-official language as mother tongues, while 0.4% list both English and French.

As of 2021, 53.4% of residents were [[Christians|Christian]], down from 67.1% 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=3512005&Data=Count&SearchText=belleville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2019-07-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> 22.7% were [[Protestantism|Protestant]], 19.8% [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 6.0% Christians not otherwise specified, and 4.9% members of other Christian denominations or Christian-related traditions. 42.1% were non-religious or secular, up from 30.3% in 2011. The remaining 4.5% affiliated with another religion, up from 2.6% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religions were [[Hinduism]] (1.4%), [[Sikhism]] (1.0%) and [[Islam]] (0.8%).
{| class="wikitable"
!Ethnic and Cultural origins (2021)<ref name=":0" />
!Population
!Percent
|-
|[[English people|English]]
|16,515
|30.7%
|-
|[[Irish people|Irish]]
|15,155
|28.2%
|-
|[[Scottish people|Scottish]]
|12,005
|22.3%
|-
|[[Canadian ethnicity|Canadian]]
|9,620
|17.9%
|-
|[[French people|French]] n.o.s
|5,610
|10.4%
|-
|[[German Canadians|German]]
|5,220
|9.7%
|-
|[[Dutch Canadians|Dutch]]
|3,180
|5.9%
|-
|[[White people|Caucasian]] (White) n.o.s+
[[European Canadians|European]] n.o.s
|2,370
|4.4%
|-
|British Isles n.o.s
|2,225
|4.1%
|-
|[[Italian people|Italian]]
|1,920
|3.6%
|-
|[[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] (North American Indian) n.o.s.+
[[Indigenous peoples in Canada|North American Indigenous]], n.o.s.
|1,595
|3.0%
|-
|[[Indo-Canadians|Indian]] (India)
|1,430
|2.7%
|-
|[[Welsh Canadians|Welsh]]
|1,265
|2.4%
|-
|[[Polish Canadians|Polish]]
|1,255
|2.3%
|-
| colspan="3" |Note: a person may report more than one ethnic origin.
|}
[[File:Bridge Street United Church.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Bridge Street United Church]]