Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Rivière-du-Nord, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 79,145 persons representing 57.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 7,620 persons representing 5.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 47,520 persons, representing 34.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,790 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,265 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 920 persons representing 0.7% 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 51,465 persons representing 37.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 33,315 persons representing 24.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 21,575 persons representing 15.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, La Rivière-du-Nord (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Rivière-du-Nord (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 51,465 | 37.3 | 1 | 42.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 33,315 | 24.2 | 2 | 45.2 |
| Québécois | 21,575 | 15.6 | 3 | 37.6 |
| French Canadian | 10,715 | 7.8 | 4 | 50.4 |
| Irish | 6,890 | 5.0 | 5 | 37.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Rivière-du-Nord (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Rivière-du-Nord (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 | 124,805 | 100.0 | ... | 40.5 | 137,870 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 3,280 | 2.6 | 100.0 | 29.1 | 6,060 | 4.4 | 100.0 | 29.0 |
| South Asian | 160 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 30.0 | 150 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 30.8 |
| Chinese | 225 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 28.7 | 255 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 33.2 |
| Black | 1,115 | 0.9 | 33.9 | 26.2 | 2,790 | 2.0 | 46.0 | 22.2 |
| Filipino | 40 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 28.4 | 85 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 34.0 |
| Arab | 440 | 0.4 | 13.4 | 30.6 | 920 | 0.7 | 15.2 | 31.8 |
| Latin American | 875 | 0.7 | 26.7 | 30.3 | 1,265 | 0.9 | 20.9 | 32.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 260 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 32.0 | 270 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 30.0 |
| West Asian | 55 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 28.4 | 50 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 36.4 |
| Korean | 25 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 31.0 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 19.2 |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 52.0 | 110 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 27.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 65 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 37.0 | 130 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 24.6 |
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