Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Maskoutains, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 55,625 persons representing 64.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 5,630 persons representing 6.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 22,715 persons, representing 26.1% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,615 persons representing 3.0% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,855 persons representing 2.1% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 765 persons representing 0.9% 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 35,295 persons representing 40.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 18,725 persons representing 21.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 14,020 persons representing 16.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Les Maskoutains (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Maskoutains (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 35,295 | 40.6 | 1 | 44.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 18,725 | 21.5 | 2 | 46.8 |
| Québécois | 14,020 | 16.1 | 3 | 41.6 |
| French Canadian | 7,525 | 8.7 | 4 | 50.8 |
| Irish | 2,510 | 2.9 | 5 | 34.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Les Maskoutains (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Maskoutains (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 | 83,815 | 100.0 | ... | 41.3 | 86,960 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 3,480 | 4.2 | 100.0 | 27.7 | 5,920 | 6.8 | 100.0 | 29.4 |
| South Asian | 70 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 30.4 | 80 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 32.8 |
| Chinese | 160 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 27.2 | 195 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 28.4 |
| Black | 1,280 | 1.5 | 36.8 | 24.3 | 2,615 | 3.0 | 44.2 | 24.4 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 32.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Arab | 520 | 0.6 | 15.1 | 26.8 | 765 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 31.4 |
| Latin American | 1,185 | 1.4 | 34.2 | 31.4 | 1,855 | 2.1 | 31.4 | 32.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 70 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 37.5 | 150 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 34.0 |
| West Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 25.2 | 80 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 10.7 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 21.0 |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 55 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 30.4 | 55 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 43.2 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 60 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 20.4 | 75 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
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