Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Sources, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 10,295 persons representing 72.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 595 persons representing 4.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,940 persons, representing 20.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 70 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 40 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 5,425 persons representing 38.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,160 persons representing 22.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,460 persons representing 17.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Les Sources (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Sources (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,425 | 38.4 | 1 | 52.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,160 | 22.3 | 2 | 53.2 |
| Québécois | 2,460 | 17.4 | 3 | 43.6 |
| French Canadian | 1,540 | 10.9 | 4 | 60.4 |
| Irish | 710 | 5.0 | 5 | 40.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Les Sources (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Sources (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 | 13,775 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 | 14,140 | 100.0 | ... | 50.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 125 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 195 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 35.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.3 | 17.5 | 21.6 |
| Black | 45 | 0.3 | 38.5 | 30.8 | 15 | 0.1 | 7.5 | ... |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 15.4 | 22.0 | 25 | 0.2 | 12.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 30 | 0.2 | 23.1 | 27.0 | 70 | 0.5 | 32.5 | 35.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 10.0 | ... |
| 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 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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