Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Le Haut-Richelieu, Municipalité régionale de comté

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 74,440 persons representing 62.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 6,870 persons representing 5.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 34,290 persons, representing 28.8% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,410 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 860 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 740 persons representing 0.6% 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 46,675 persons representing 39.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 27,255 persons representing 22.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 17,870 persons representing 15.0% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Le Haut-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Le Haut-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Le Haut-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 46,675 39.2 1 42.4
French, n.o.s. 27,255 22.9 2 46.8
Québécois 17,870 15.0 3 38.8
French Canadian 10,360 8.7 4 52.0
Irish 6,680 5.6 5 36.4

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Le Haut-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Le Haut-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Le Haut-Richelieu (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 114,700 100.0 ... 41.1 119,040 100.0 ... 43.2
Total visible minority population 2,450 2.1 100.0 30.9 4,320 3.6 100.0 31.4
South Asian 65 0.1 2.7 38.5 175 0.1 3.9 37.2
Chinese 235 0.2 9.4 23.7 255 0.2 5.9 23.2
Black 845 0.7 34.5 27.3 1,410 1.2 32.5 26.4
Filipino 75 0.1 3.1 31.2 100 0.1 2.3 29.8
Arab 390 0.3 16.1 34.1 740 0.6 17.1 33.2
Latin American 430 0.4 17.6 37.5 860 0.7 19.9 36.8
Southeast Asian 255 0.2 10.2 32.2 355 0.3 8.3 30.8
West Asian 20 0.0 0.8 24.0 230 0.2 5.2 32.8
Korean 25 0.0 1.2 19.0 50 0.0 1.2 36.4
Japanese 20 0.0 0.8 40.0 35 0.0 0.7 34.8
Visible minority, n.i.e. 65 0.1 2.7 33.5 35 0.0 0.7 ...
Multiple visible minorities 30 0.0 1.2 30.0 95 0.1 2.1 24.8
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