Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Le Haut-Saint-François, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 14,450 persons representing 64.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,135 persons representing 5.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,980 persons, representing 26.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 100 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 45 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 30 persons representing 0.1% 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 8,695 persons representing 38.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,190 persons representing 23.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,700 persons representing 16.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Le Haut-Saint-François (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Le Haut-Saint-François (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 8,695 | 38.6 | 1 | 45.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,190 | 23.1 | 2 | 46.0 |
| Québécois | 3,700 | 16.4 | 3 | 40.0 |
| French Canadian | 2,295 | 10.2 | 4 | 48.0 |
| Irish | 1,205 | 5.4 | 5 | 42.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Le Haut-Saint-François (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Le Haut-Saint-François (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 | 21,895 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 | 22,515 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 190 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 28.0 | 215 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 38.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 9.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 25.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 9.3 | ... |
| Black | 50 | 0.2 | 27.0 | 25.6 | 100 | 0.4 | 46.5 | 22.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 30 | 0.1 | 16.2 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 38.0 | 45 | 0.2 | 18.6 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 26.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 11.6 | ... |
| West Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 25.0 | 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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