Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Témiscouata, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 15,595 persons representing 83.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 815 persons representing 4.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,265 persons, representing 12.1% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 8,080 persons representing 43.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,850 persons representing 20.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,150 persons representing 16.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Témiscouata (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Témiscouata (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 8,080 | 43.1 | 1 | 52.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,850 | 20.5 | 2 | 57.6 |
| Québécois | 3,150 | 16.8 | 3 | 48.0 |
| French Canadian | 2,105 | 11.2 | 4 | 58.0 |
| Irish | 390 | 2.1 | 5 | 44.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Témiscouata (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Témiscouata (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 18,850 | 100.0 | ... | 46.3 | 18,765 | 100.0 | ... | 53.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 85 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 29.2 | 140 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 23.0 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 11.8 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 15 | 0.1 | 23.5 | 15.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 17.9 | ... |
| Black | 25 | 0.1 | 23.5 | 12.8 | 35 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 8.7 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 46.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 29.4 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.1 | 11.8 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 14.3 | ... |
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