Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Maskinongé, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 26,325 persons representing 72.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,865 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,000 persons, representing 21.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 190 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 145 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 60 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 16,275 persons representing 44.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 8,125 persons representing 22.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 5,870 persons representing 16.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Maskinongé (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Maskinongé (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 16,275 | 44.6 | 1 | 50.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 8,125 | 22.2 | 2 | 52.4 |
| Québécois | 5,870 | 16.1 | 3 | 50.4 |
| French Canadian | 3,215 | 8.8 | 4 | 58.8 |
| Irish | 770 | 2.1 | 5 | 42.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Maskinongé (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Maskinongé (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 | 35,485 | 100.0 | ... | 45.1 | 36,520 | 100.0 | ... | 50.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 195 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 34.8 | 530 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 29.4 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 7.9 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 4.7 | ... |
| Chinese | 15 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 2.8 | ... |
| Black | 75 | 0.2 | 42.1 | 29.6 | 190 | 0.5 | 35.8 | 28.0 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 5.3 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 48.0 | 60 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 38.4 |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.1 | 13.2 | 34.0 | 145 | 0.4 | 27.4 | 34.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 13.2 | 38.0 | 55 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 29.4 |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 2.8 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ... |
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