Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 34,675 persons representing 55.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,580 persons representing 5.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 21,250 persons, representing 33.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 335 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 240 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 175 persons representing 0.3% 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 21,080 persons representing 33.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 18,140 persons representing 28.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 7,295 persons representing 11.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Brome-Missisquoi (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Brome-Missisquoi (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 21,080 | 33.4 | 1 | 48.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 18,140 | 28.8 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Québécois | 7,295 | 11.6 | 3 | 41.2 |
| Irish | 5,515 | 8.7 | 4 | 44.0 |
| French Canadian | 4,540 | 7.2 | 5 | 53.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Brome-Missisquoi (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Brome-Missisquoi (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 | 56,610 | 100.0 | ... | 44.2 | 63,095 | 100.0 | ... | 48.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 745 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 33.2 | 1,190 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 34.8 |
| South Asian | 55 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 45.0 | 75 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 34.4 |
| Chinese | 120 | 0.2 | 16.1 | 31.4 | 175 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 27.4 |
| Black | 200 | 0.4 | 26.8 | 25.5 | 335 | 0.5 | 28.5 | 37.2 |
| Filipino | 50 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 30.8 | 60 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 40.8 |
| Arab | 65 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 36.5 | 70 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 48.4 |
| Latin American | 130 | 0.2 | 17.4 | 39.2 | 240 | 0.4 | 20.5 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 40 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 40.0 | 90 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 27.4 |
| West Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 80 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 33.2 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 20 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 44.0 | 45 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 29.0 |
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