Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Memphrémagog, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 31,885 persons representing 59.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,355 persons representing 6.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 15,600 persons, representing 29.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 325 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 200 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 100 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 19,160 persons representing 36.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 15,425 persons representing 29.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 5,645 persons representing 10.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Memphrémagog (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Memphrémagog (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 19,160 | 36.0 | 1 | 50.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 15,425 | 29.0 | 2 | 56.0 |
| Québécois | 5,645 | 10.6 | 3 | 50.0 |
| French Canadian | 4,920 | 9.2 | 4 | 57.2 |
| Irish | 3,715 | 7.0 | 5 | 48.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Memphrémagog (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Memphrémagog (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 | 49,025 | 100.0 | ... | 46.1 | 53,270 | 100.0 | ... | 53.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 580 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 36.3 | 950 | 1.8 | 100.0 | 35.2 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | 50 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 38.0 |
| Chinese | 70 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 29.6 | 100 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 20.8 |
| Black | 110 | 0.2 | 19.1 | 39.2 | 325 | 0.6 | 34.4 | 28.0 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 35.2 |
| Arab | 40 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 52.0 | 90 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 43.2 |
| Latin American | 160 | 0.3 | 28.7 | 40.8 | 200 | 0.4 | 20.6 | 42.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 90 | 0.2 | 16.5 | 24.0 | 80 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 34.0 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... |
| Korean | 25 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 21.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 40.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 20 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 20.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 3.7 | ... |
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