St. Catharines, Ontario

St. Catharines (2001 population 129,170; metropolitan population 377,009) is the largest city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in southern Ontario, Canada. It carries the name of The Garden City due to its 1,000 acres (4 km²) of meticulously groomed parks, gardens and trails. It is the northern entrance of the Welland Canal.

Demographics

Racial make-up

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• White: 92.2%
• Black: 1.5%
• Aboriginal: 1.2%
• South Asian 1.1%

Religious make-up

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• Protestant: 42.9%
• Roman Catholic: 34.2%
• Christian Orthodox: 1.4%
• Other Christian: 2.5%
• Muslim: 1.5%
• No religion: 15.8%

Please note: The general population of St. Catharines is an aging, caucasian one that some may view as too conversative. An overwhelmingly high number of churches can be found within the city, and many socio-polictical issues tend to be met with opposition. The towns' proximity to the Canadian-American border hasn't prevented many St. Catharines residents from holding a stereotypical view of Americans. St. Catharines residents also tend to have stereotypical vies of such areas as Merriton, the North End, the South End, Western Hill, etc.

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Please note further: None of the above mentioned was to be taken with anything but a grain of salt.

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