Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Pontiac, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 8,570 persons representing 59.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,340 persons representing 9.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,445 persons, representing 16.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 50 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 25 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 25 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 Irish, with about 4,185 persons representing 28.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,585 persons representing 24.7% of the total population. The third origin was Canadian, with about 3,285 persons representing 22.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Pontiac (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Pontiac (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish | 4,185 | 28.8 | 1 | 49.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,585 | 24.7 | 2 | 49.6 |
| Canadian | 3,285 | 22.6 | 3 | 50.4 |
| Scottish | 2,115 | 14.6 | 4 | 50.4 |
| English | 1,635 | 11.3 | 5 | 52.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Pontiac (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Pontiac (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 | 14,030 | 100.0 | ... | 45.3 | 14,525 | 100.0 | ... | 51.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 90 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 41.6 | 190 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 37.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 16.7 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 7.9 | ... |
| Black | 20 | 0.1 | 27.8 | 39.0 | 50 | 0.3 | 28.9 | 45.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 13.2 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.1 | 27.8 | 46.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 10.5 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 15.8 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 7.9 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 10 | 0.1 | 11.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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