Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Beauharnois-Salaberry, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 42,980 persons representing 64.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,860 persons representing 5.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 18,350 persons, representing 27.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 755 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 420 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 220 persons representing 0.3% 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 27,460 persons representing 41.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 14,945 persons representing 22.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 10,670 persons representing 16.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Beauharnois-Salaberry (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Beauharnois-Salaberry (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 27,460 | 41.2 | 1 | 44.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 14,945 | 22.4 | 2 | 48.0 |
| Québécois | 10,670 | 16.0 | 3 | 37.6 |
| French Canadian | 5,150 | 7.7 | 4 | 54.8 |
| Irish | 3,215 | 4.8 | 5 | 36.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Beauharnois-Salaberry (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Beauharnois-Salaberry (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 | 62,235 | 100.0 | ... | 43.1 | 66,595 | 100.0 | ... | 44.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 935 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 29.9 | 1,925 | 2.9 | 100.0 | 33.2 |
| South Asian | 25 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 27.0 | 80 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 30.6 |
| Chinese | 100 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 20.8 | 90 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 40.0 |
| Black | 295 | 0.5 | 31.0 | 27.9 | 755 | 1.1 | 39.1 | 24.4 |
| Filipino | 25 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 23.0 | 115 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 26.6 |
| Arab | 215 | 0.3 | 22.5 | 29.6 | 220 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 33.2 |
| Latin American | 125 | 0.2 | 13.4 | 41.6 | 420 | 0.6 | 21.5 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 70 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 31.6 | 110 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 34.4 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 42.0 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 32.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 41.6 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 35 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 24.0 | 40 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 27.2 |
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