Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Charlevoix, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 9,750 persons representing 75.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,050 persons representing 8.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,945 persons, representing 15.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 75 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 60 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 45 persons representing 0.3% 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 5,695 persons representing 44.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,750 persons representing 21.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,925 persons representing 14.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Charlevoix (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Charlevoix (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,695 | 44.0 | 1 | 56.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,750 | 21.2 | 2 | 54.0 |
| Québécois | 1,925 | 14.9 | 3 | 52.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,610 | 12.4 | 4 | 54.8 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 320 | 2.5 | 5 | 44.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Charlevoix (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Charlevoix (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 | 12,530 | 100.0 | ... | 47.1 | 12,950 | 100.0 | ... | 53.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 95 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 42.0 | 205 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 30.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 44.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 4.8 | ... |
| Black | 15 | 0.1 | 21.1 | 40.0 | 60 | 0.5 | 26.2 | 10.1 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 20 | 0.2 | 26.3 | 29.0 | 45 | 0.3 | 19.0 | 35.2 |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.1 | 15.8 | ... | 75 | 0.6 | 38.1 | 35.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 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 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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