▁in ▁nearby ▁farm ▁population , ▁gra in ▁elev ators ▁and ▁highway ▁transport ▁that ▁have ▁caused ▁it ▁to ▁lose ▁or ▁have ▁much ▁reduced ▁its ▁once ▁substantial ▁commercial , ▁education , ▁religious ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁activity . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁period , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 1 . 1 ▁percent , ▁while ▁that ▁of ▁Canada ▁grew ▁by ▁ 5 . 4 ▁percent . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁Qu ' App elle ▁aver aged ▁, ▁compared ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁province . ▁According ▁to ▁data ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁( although ▁with ▁so ▁small ▁a ▁population ▁percent ages ▁are ▁not ▁especially ▁inform ative ) ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 6 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁residents ▁identify ▁themselves ▁as ▁Roman ▁Catholic ; ▁ 3 8 . 4 6 % ▁of ▁residents ▁are ▁Protest ant , ▁ 2 . 3 % ▁are ▁und iffer enti ated ▁Christian , ▁ 5 . 3 8 % ▁are ▁Buddh ist , ▁and ▁ 1 6 . 9 % ▁of ▁residents ▁do ▁not ▁pract ise ▁a ▁religion . ▁ ▁Qu ' App elle ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Census ▁Division ▁No . ▁ 6 . ▁Qu ' App elle ▁and ▁area ▁do ▁not ▁belong ▁to ▁a ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Regional ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Author ity , ▁R ED A . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Canada ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Census ▁the ▁community ▁profile ▁was ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁Population ▁in ▁ 1 9