Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 74,240 persons representing 57.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 8,020 persons representing 6.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 42,360 persons, representing 32.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,570 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,350 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 1,230 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 43,740 persons representing 33.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 38,735 persons representing 29.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 17,310 persons representing 13.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, La Vallée-du-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Vallée-du-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 43,740 | 33.7 | 1 | 41.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 38,735 | 29.8 | 2 | 42.8 |
| Québécois | 17,310 | 13.3 | 3 | 38.4 |
| French Canadian | 10,865 | 8.4 | 4 | 46.0 |
| Irish | 7,810 | 6.0 | 5 | 33.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Vallée-du-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Vallée-du-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 | 122,245 | 100.0 | ... | 39.1 | 129,785 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 3,960 | 3.2 | 100.0 | 30.2 | 7,715 | 5.9 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 210 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 35.4 | 295 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 32.4 |
| Chinese | 475 | 0.4 | 12.0 | 26.6 | 795 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 29.8 |
| Black | 1,080 | 0.9 | 27.4 | 26.8 | 2,570 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 27.2 |
| Filipino | 35 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 80 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 30.2 |
| Arab | 575 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 33.3 | 1,230 | 0.9 | 16.0 | 34.0 |
| Latin American | 830 | 0.7 | 21.1 | 34.9 | 1,350 | 1.0 | 17.5 | 38.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 320 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 29.0 | 510 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 29.8 |
| West Asian | 125 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 30.6 | 490 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 32.8 |
| Korean | 55 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 19.6 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 16.6 |
| Japanese | 30 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 25.0 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 60 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 28.4 | 110 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 29.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 155 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 29.2 | 190 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 30.0 |
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