Editing Niagara Falls, Ontario (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|1881
|2,347
|1891
|3,349
|1901
|4,244
|1911
|9,248
|1921
|14,764
|1931
|19,046
|1941
|20,371
|1951
|22,874
|1961
|22,351
|1971
|67,163
|1981
|70,960
|1991
|75,399
|2001
|78,815
|2006
|82,184
|2011
|82,997
|2016
|88,071
|2021
|94,415
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin:0 0 0.2em 0.5em;"
|-
!Ethnic origin
(>2000 population)
!Population
!%
|-
|[[English people|English]]
|18,640
|20.1%
|-
|[[Italian people|Italian]]
|15,635
|16.9%
|-
|[[Canadian ethnicity|Canadian]]
|12,915
|13.9%
|-
|[[Scottish people|Scottish]]
|13,930
|15.0%
|-
|[[Irish people|Irish]]
|13,285
|14.3%
|-
|[[Germans|German]]
|8,890
|9.6%
|-
|[[French people|French]]
|7,745
|8.4%
|-
|[[Polish diaspora|Polish]]
|3,905
|4.2%
|-
|[[Indo-Canadians|Indian]]
|3,440
|3.7%
|-
|[[Ukrainian Canadians|Ukrainian]]
|3,300
|3.6%
|-
|British Isles, n.o.s.
|3,295
|3.6%
|-
|[[Dutch people|Dutch]]
|2,875
|3.1%
|-
|[[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]]
|2,725
|2.9%
|-
|[[Hungarians|Hungarian]]
|2,280
|2.5%
|-
|[[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]]
|2,230
|2.4%
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Source:''' 2021 Census of Canada 
|}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Niagara Falls had a population of {{val|94415|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|37793|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|39778|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:94415-88071}}|88071|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|88071|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|210.25|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|94415|210.25|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=9 February 2022 | accessdate=27 March 2022}}</ref>

At the [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the St. Catharines - Niagara CMA had a population of {{val|433604|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|179224|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|190878|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:433604-406074}}|406074|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|406074|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1397.09|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|433604|1397.09|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=9 February 2022 | accessdate=28 March 2022}}</ref>

As of the 2021 Census,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Census Profile-Niagara Falls, City |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=niagara%20fall&DGUIDlist=2021A00053526043&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=Statistics Canada}}</ref> 20.9% of the city's population were visible minorities, 3.5% had Indigenous ancestry, and the remaining 75.6% were White. The largest visible minority groups were South Asian (6.3%), Black (3.1%), Filipino (3.0%), Chinese (2.4%), Latin American (1.6%) and Arab (1.1%).

60.1% of Niagara Falls city residents self-identified with [[Christianity|Christian]] denominations in 2021, down from 74.1% in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NHS Profile, Niagara Falls, CY, Ontario, 2011 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3526043&Data=Count&SearchText=niag&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#archived |website=Statistics Canada| date=8 May 2013 }}</ref> 33.2% of residents were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 13.9% were [[Protestantism|Protestant]], 7.1% were Christians of unspecified denomination, and 2.4% were [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Christian Orthodox]]. All other Christian denominations/Christian related traditions made up 3.5%. 30.9% of residents were irreligious or secular, up from 22.5% in 2011. Overall, followers of non-Christian religions/spiritual traditions were 9.0% of the population. The largest of these were [[Islam]] (4.1%), [[Hinduism]] (2.0%), [[Sikhism]] (1.4%) and [[Buddhism]] (0.8%)
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