Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 17,860 persons representing 62.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,935 persons representing 6.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,180 persons, representing 28.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 355 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 320 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 70 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 11,555 persons representing 40.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,310 persons representing 21.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,325 persons representing 15.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Les Jardins-de-Napierville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Jardins-de-Napierville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 11,555 | 40.2 | 1 | 40.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,310 | 21.9 | 2 | 42.4 |
| Québécois | 4,325 | 15.0 | 3 | 34.0 |
| French Canadian | 2,250 | 7.8 | 4 | 41.6 |
| Irish | 1,495 | 5.2 | 5 | 36.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Les Jardins-de-Napierville (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Jardins-de-Napierville (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 | 27,220 | 100.0 | ... | 40.2 | 28,755 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 545 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 29.2 | 980 | 3.4 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 75 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 26.0 | 55 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 34.4 |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 26.0 | 65 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 31.8 |
| Black | 80 | 0.3 | 14.5 | 22.2 | 320 | 1.1 | 32.7 | 22.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... |
| Arab | 25 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 37.0 | 65 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 20.2 |
| Latin American | 235 | 0.9 | 43.6 | 32.0 | 355 | 1.2 | 36.2 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 50 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 28.8 | 70 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 32.4 |
| 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 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 31.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... |
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