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Newfoundland and Labrador		Ontario
Prince Edward Island		Manitoba
Nova Scotia		Saskatchewan
New Brunswick		Alberta
Quebec		British Columbia

Table 15 - Farm population and total population by religion, 1981, 1991 and 2001

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Population1		Farm population		Total population
Units		Number of persons	Percentage	Number of persons	Percentage
Geography	Religion2
CANADA	Total number of persons	1,058,780	100.0	24,014,885	100.0
	Roman Catholic	380,715	36.0	11,186,705	46.6
	Ukrainian Catholic	20,695	2.0	190,350	0.8
	Anglican	68,080	6.4	2,416,410	10.1
	Baptist	31,170	2.9	695,150	2.9
	Lutheran	64,740	6.1	701,320	2.9
	Mennonite	45,315	4.3	189,245	0.8
	Presbyterian	36,055	3.4	810,985	3.4
	United Church	251,490	23.8	3,750,980	15.6
	All other protestant	77,350	7.3	1,177,265	4.9
	Greek Orthodox	14,705	1.4	314,510	1.3
	Ukrainian Orthodox	325	0.0	7,195	0.0
	Buddhist	520	0.0	51,830	0.2
	Hindu	150	0.0	69,480	0.3
	Jewish	590	0.1	296,345	1.2
	Muslim	560	0.1	98,130	0.4
	Sikh	1,530	0.1	67,655	0.3
	All other religions	8,815	0.8	209,975	0.9
	No religious affiliation	55,975	5.3	1,781,345	7.4
Newfoundland and Labrador	Total number of persons	2,460	100.0	563,745	100.0
	Roman Catholic	985	40.2	204,430	36.3
	Ukrainian Catholic	0	0.0	35	0.0
	Anglican	755	30.7	153,530	27.2
	Baptist	0	0.0	1,200	0.2
	Lutheran	10	0.4	455	0.1
	Mennonite	0	0.0	90	0.0
	Presbyterian	20	0.8	2,700	0.5
	United Church	425	17.1	104,835	18.6
	All other protestant	250	10.2	88,730	15.7
	Greek Orthodox	0	0.0	50	0.0
	Ukrainian Orthodox	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Buddhist	0	0.0	135	0.0
	Hindu	0	0.0	315	0.1
	Jewish	0	0.0	220	0.0
	Muslim	0	0.0	100	0.0
	Sikh	0	0.0	65	0.0
	All other religions	0	0.0	1,260	0.2
	No religious affiliation	15	0.6	5,600	1.0
Prince Edward Island	Total number of persons	11,885	100.0	121,225	100.0
	Roman Catholic	4,090	34.4	56,415	46.5
	Ukrainian Catholic	0	0.0	25	0.0
	Anglican	485	4.1	6,805	5.6
	Baptist	760	6.4	6,055	5.0
	Lutheran	0	0.0	210	0.2
	Mennonite	0	0.0	5	0.0
	Presbyterian	1,590	13.4	12,615	10.4
	United Church	4,030	33.9	29,645	24.5
	All other protestant	525	4.5	5,000	4.1
	Greek Orthodox	0	0.0	40	0.0
	Ukrainian Orthodox	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Buddhist	0	0.0	50	0.0
	Hindu	0	0.0	75	0.1
	Jewish	10	0.1	80	0.1
	Muslim	0	0.0	70	0.1
	Sikh	0	0.0	0	0.0
	All other religions	90	0.8	890	0.7
	No religious affiliation	290	2.5	3,240	2.7
Nova Scotia	Total number of persons	18,020	100.0	839,800	100.0
	Roman Catholic	3,375	18.7	310,140	36.9
	Ukrainian Catholic	40	0.2	570	0.1
	Anglican	2,070	11.5	131,130	15.6
	Baptist	3,680	20.4	101,585	12.1
	Lutheran	360	2.0	12,310	1.5
	Mennonite	15	0.1	220	0.0
	Presbyterian	1,440	8.0	38,285	4.6
	United Church	5,040	28.0	169,600	20.2
	All other protestant	1,005	5.6	30,830	3.7
	Greek Orthodox	0	0.0	2,020	0.2
	Ukrainian Orthodox	0	0.0	20	0.0
	Buddhist	0	0.0	420	0.1
	Hindu	0	0.0	1,030	0.1
	Jewish	15	0.1	2,010	0.2
	Muslim	0	0.0	795	0.1
	Sikh	0	0.0	275	0.0
	All other religions	75	0.4	4,230	0.5
	No religious affiliation	915	5.0	34,330	4.1
New Brunswick	Total number of persons	15,490	100.0	689,375	100.0
	Roman Catholic	5,490	35.4	371,100	53.8
	Ukrainian Catholic	0	0.0	135	0.0
	Anglican	1,865	12.0	66,260	9.6
	Baptist	3,390	21.9	88,520	12.8
	Lutheran	120	0.8	1,810	0.3
	Mennonite	30	0.2	185	0.0
	Presbyterian	310	2.0	12,070	1.8
	United Church	2,585	16.7	87,460	12.7
	All other protestant	1,110	7.2	36,950	5.4
	Greek Orthodox	0	0.0	535	0.1
	Ukrainian Orthodox	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Buddhist	10	0.0	235	0.0
	Hindu	0	0.0	475	0.1
	Jewish	10	0.1	845	0.1
	Muslim	20	0.1	315	0.0
	Sikh	0	0.0	50	0.0
	All other religions	95	0.6	2,745	0.4
	No religious affiliation	460	3.0	19,685	2.9
Quebec	Total number of persons	193,370	100.0	6,369,070	100.0
	Roman Catholic	179,810	93.0	5,609,685	88.1
	Ukrainian Catholic	40	0.0	8,610	0.1
	Anglican	3,115	1.6	132,110	2.1
	Baptist	555	0.3	25,050	0.4
	Lutheran	470	0.2	17,660	0.3
	Mennonite	10	0.0	1,075	0.0
	Presbyterian	935	0.5	34,625	0.5
	United Church	4,755	2.5	126,275	2.0
	All other protestant	1,065	0.6	59,040	0.9
	Greek Orthodox	75	0.0	62,265	1.0
	Ukrainian Orthodox	5	0.0	470	0.0
	Buddhist	15	0.0	12,005	0.2
	Hindu	0	0.0	6,695	0.1
	Jewish	110	0.1	102,355	1.6
	Muslim	0	0.0	12,115	0.2
	Sikh	5	0.0	1,790	0.0
	All other religions	205	0.1	24,305	0.4
	No religious affiliation	2,195	1.1	132,935	2.1
Ontario	Total number of persons	288,030	100.0	8,534,265	100.0
	Roman Catholic	71,705	24.9	2,986,175	35.0
	Ukrainian Catholic	795	0.3	49,305	0.6
	Anglican	24,985	8.7	1,164,315	13.6
	Baptist	10,675	3.7	288,465	3.4
	Lutheran	11,830	4.1	254,175	3.0
	Mennonite	13,795	4.8	46,480	0.5
	Presbyterian	21,890	7.6	517,015	6.1
	United Church	89,260	31.0	1,655,555	19.4
	All other protestant	26,755	9.3	447,765	5.2
	Greek Orthodox	1,275	0.4	140,615	1.6
	Ukrainian Orthodox	50	0.0	3,225	0.0
	Buddhist	50	0.0	18,595	0.2
	Hindu	75	0.0	41,660	0.5
	Jewish	305	0.1	148,255	1.7
	Muslim	100	0.0	52,110	0.6
	Sikh	90	0.0	16,650	0.2
	All other religions	2,340	0.8	83,090	1.0
	No religious affiliation	12,070	4.2	620,815	7.3
Manitoba	Total number of persons	92,050	100.0	1,013,700	100.0
	Roman Catholic	17,735	19.3	269,070	26.5
	Ukrainian Catholic	6,360	6.9	49,350	4.9
	Anglican	5,595	6.1	108,220	10.7
	Baptist	1,550	1.7	19,260	1.9
	Lutheran	6,305	6.8	58,830	5.8
	Mennonite	14,570	15.8	63,490	6.3
	Presbyterian	1,260	1.4	23,910	2.4
	United Church	26,965	29.3	240,395	23.7
	All other protestant	4,270	4.6	51,875	5.1
	Greek Orthodox	2,440	2.7	19,785	2.0
	Ukrainian Orthodox	75	0.1	935	0.1
	Buddhist	0	0.0	2,010	0.2
	Hindu	0	0.0	1,750	0.2
	Jewish	30	0.0	15,670	1.5
	Muslim	30	0.0	1,925	0.2
	Sikh	0	0.0	1,685	0.2
	All other religions	880	1.0	9,255	0.9
	No religious affiliation	3,995	4.3	76,290	7.5
Saskatchewan	Total number of persons	183,580	100.0	956,440	100.0
	Roman Catholic	49,740	27.1	279,835	29.3
	Ukrainian Catholic	7,280	4.0	30,090	3.1
	Anglican	9,975	5.4	77,720	8.1
	Baptist	2,730	1.5	16,785	1.8
	Lutheran	21,270	11.6	88,785	9.3
	Mennonite	7,825	4.3	26,260	2.7
	Presbyterian	2,200	1.2	16,065	1.7
	United Church	55,515	30.2	263,375	27.5
	All other protestant	12,215	6.7	62,045	6.5
	Greek Orthodox	4,700	2.6	21,065	2.2
	Ukrainian Orthodox	110	0.1	805	0.1
	Buddhist	15	0.0	990	0.1
	Hindu	0	0.0	1,150	0.1
	Jewish	30	0.0	1,580	0.2
	Muslim	90	0.0	1,120	0.1
	Sikh	0	0.0	220	0.0
	All other religions	1,450	0.8	8,270	0.9
	No religious affiliation	8,440	4.6	60,260	6.3
Alberta	Total number of persons	186,090	100.0	2,213,655	100.0
	Roman Catholic	37,450	20.1	573,495	25.9
	Ukrainian Catholic	6,080	3.3	40,285	1.8
	Anglican	11,935	6.4	202,265	9.1
	Baptist	5,725	3.1	66,370	3.0
	Lutheran	19,870	10.7	144,680	6.5
	Mennonite	5,650	3.0	20,545	0.9
	Presbyterian	4,390	2.4	63,895	2.9
	United Church	50,080	26.9	525,480	23.7
	All other protestant	21,220	11.4	195,410	8.8
	Greek Orthodox	5,870	3.2	46,510	2.1
	Ukrainian Orthodox	80	0.0	1,115	0.1
	Buddhist	165	0.1	6,205	0.3
	Hindu	10	0.0	7,365	0.3
	Jewish	70	0.0	10,650	0.5
	Muslim	100	0.1	16,860	0.8
	Sikh	30	0.0	5,985	0.3
	All other religions	2,275	1.2	26,530	1.2
	No religious affiliation	15,080	8.1	260,015	11.7
British Columbia	Total number of persons	67,795	100.0	2,713,615	100.0
	Roman Catholic	10,335	15.2	526,355	19.4
	Ukrainian Catholic	110	0.2	11,940	0.4
	Anglican	7,305	10.8	374,050	13.8
	Baptist	2,100	3.1	81,850	3.0
	Lutheran	4,500	6.6	122,400	4.5
	Mennonite	3,410	5.0	30,895	1.1
	Presbyterian	2,010	3.0	89,810	3.3
	United Church	12,830	18.9	548,360	20.2
	All other protestant	8,940	13.2	199,620	7.4
	Greek Orthodox	350	0.5	21,645	0.8
	Ukrainian Orthodox	0	0.0	620	0.0
	Buddhist	280	0.4	11,190	0.4
	Hindu	55	0.1	8,980	0.3
	Jewish	20	0.0	14,680	0.5
	Muslim	220	0.3	12,720	0.5
	Sikh	1,405	2.1	40,940	1.5
	All other religions	1,415	2.1	49,400	1.8
	No religious affiliation	12,520	18.5	568,170	20.9

Source: Statistics Canada

Footnotes:

1		The figures in this table are derived from Agriculture-Population Linkage 20% sample data, which have been weighted up to represent the entire population.
2		In 1991 and 2001, responses to the religion questions included a write-in circle for 'No religion.' This format may result in slight historical differences when comparing data on religion with censuses prior to 1991.