Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 12,555 persons representing 57.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,690 persons representing 7.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,790 persons, representing 26.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 110 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 105 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 25 persons representing 0.1% 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 7,000 persons representing 32.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,495 persons representing 25.1% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 2,850 persons representing 13.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,000 | 32.0 | 1 | 46.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,495 | 25.1 | 2 | 48.0 |
| Irish | 2,850 | 13.0 | 3 | 39.2 |
| Québécois | 2,575 | 11.8 | 4 | 45.2 |
| Scottish | 2,435 | 11.1 | 5 | 44.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (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 | 22,045 | 100.0 | ... | 43.8 | 21,900 | 100.0 | ... | 49.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 260 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 36.0 | 320 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 36.0 |
| South Asian | 40 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 55.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 3.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 40 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 25.2 | 20 | 0.1 | 6.3 | ... |
| Black | 90 | 0.4 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 110 | 0.5 | 34.4 | 30.8 |
| Filipino | 25 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 27.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 4.7 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 7.8 | ... |
| Latin American | 30 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 39.0 | 105 | 0.5 | 32.8 | 30.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 10 | 0.0 | 3.8 | ... | 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.7 | ... |
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