Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Laurentides, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 29,800 persons representing 60.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,475 persons representing 5.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 16,060 persons, representing 32.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 285 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 180 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 95 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 17,370 persons representing 35.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 13,510 persons representing 27.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 6,645 persons representing 13.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Les Laurentides (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Laurentides (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 17,370 | 35.0 | 1 | 53.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 13,510 | 27.2 | 2 | 55.6 |
| Québécois | 6,645 | 13.4 | 3 | 46.4 |
| French Canadian | 4,475 | 9.0 | 4 | 52.8 |
| Irish | 3,005 | 6.0 | 5 | 50.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Les Laurentides (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Laurentides (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 | 44,795 | 100.0 | ... | 46.2 | 49,680 | 100.0 | ... | 53.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 640 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 965 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 35.2 |
| South Asian | 25 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 46.0 | 55 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 42.8 |
| Chinese | 90 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 37.2 | 90 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 40.8 |
| Black | 135 | 0.3 | 22.0 | 23.6 | 180 | 0.4 | 18.1 | 34.0 |
| Filipino | 30 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 38.0 | 75 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 29.2 |
| Arab | 105 | 0.2 | 15.7 | 37.2 | 85 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 46.4 |
| Latin American | 175 | 0.4 | 27.6 | 34.2 | 285 | 0.6 | 29.0 | 36.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 44.0 | 95 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 23.6 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 22.6 |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 23.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ... |
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