Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Drummond, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 68,415 persons representing 65.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 6,860 persons representing 6.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 26,845 persons, representing 25.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,655 persons representing 1.6% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,230 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 1,010 persons representing 1.0% 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 45,580 persons representing 43.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 21,165 persons representing 20.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 16,200 persons representing 15.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Drummond (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Drummond (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 45,580 | 43.5 | 1 | 42.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 21,165 | 20.2 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Québécois | 16,200 | 15.4 | 3 | 41.2 |
| French Canadian | 9,780 | 9.3 | 4 | 50.4 |
| Irish | 3,475 | 3.3 | 5 | 37.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Drummond (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Drummond (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 | 100,090 | 100.0 | ... | 41.0 | 104,880 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,385 | 2.4 | 100.0 | 29.0 | 4,530 | 4.3 | 100.0 | 29.2 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 39.0 | 65 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 31.2 |
| Chinese | 235 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 30.3 | 200 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 40.4 |
| Black | 700 | 0.7 | 29.4 | 25.0 | 1,655 | 1.6 | 36.4 | 21.2 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 24.0 | 75 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 37.6 |
| Arab | 420 | 0.4 | 17.4 | 27.4 | 1,010 | 1.0 | 22.3 | 30.4 |
| Latin American | 705 | 0.7 | 29.4 | 32.6 | 1,230 | 1.2 | 27.0 | 31.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 175 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 34.2 | 205 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 40.8 |
| West Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 35 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 22.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 35 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 30.0 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 46.4 |
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