Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Montmagny, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 16,520 persons representing 75.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,840 persons representing 8.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,435 persons, representing 15.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 110 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 80 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 45 persons representing 0.2% 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 10,005 persons representing 45.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,845 persons representing 22.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,225 persons representing 14.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Montmagny (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Montmagny (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 10,005 | 45.5 | 1 | 53.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,845 | 22.0 | 2 | 55.6 |
| Québécois | 3,225 | 14.7 | 3 | 47.2 |
| French Canadian | 2,575 | 11.7 | 4 | 52.8 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 550 | 2.5 | 5 | 36.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Montmagny (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Montmagny (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 | 22,040 | 100.0 | ... | 46.0 | 21,970 | 100.0 | ... | 52.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 150 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 26.8 | 280 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 17.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 7.0 | ... |
| Black | 55 | 0.2 | 35.5 | 20.8 | 110 | 0.5 | 38.6 | 18.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... |
| Arab | 25 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 30.0 | 80 | 0.4 | 28.1 | 33.6 |
| Latin American | 40 | 0.2 | 22.6 | 38.0 | 45 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 30.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... |
| 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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