Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 12,965 persons representing 79.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,075 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,155 persons, representing 13.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 150 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 55 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 25 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 7,235 persons representing 44.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,585 persons representing 21.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,425 persons representing 14.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Les Etchemins (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Etchemins (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,235 | 44.3 | 1 | 52.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,585 | 21.9 | 2 | 53.2 |
| Québécois | 2,425 | 14.8 | 3 | 46.4 |
| French Canadian | 1,960 | 12.0 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 440 | 2.7 | 5 | 43.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Les Etchemins (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Etchemins (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 | 15,990 | 100.0 | ... | 45.3 | 16,350 | 100.0 | ... | 50.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 200 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 21.0 | 265 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 28.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.2 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 15 | 0.1 | 5.7 | ... |
| Black | 35 | 0.2 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 55 | 0.3 | 22.6 | 15.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 35 | 0.2 | 17.5 | 22.0 | 25 | 0.2 | 7.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 85 | 0.5 | 42.5 | 27.2 | 150 | 0.9 | 54.7 | 32.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... | 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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