Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Maria-Chapdelaine, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 18,535 persons representing 79.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,525 persons representing 6.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,180 persons, representing 13.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 120 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 35 persons representing 0.1% 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 9,865 persons representing 42.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,920 persons representing 21.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,615 persons representing 15.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Maria-Chapdelaine (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Maria-Chapdelaine (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 9,865 | 42.1 | 1 | 48.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,920 | 21.0 | 2 | 54.8 |
| Québécois | 3,615 | 15.4 | 3 | 45.2 |
| French Canadian | 2,205 | 9.4 | 4 | 57.2 |
| Métis | 630 | 2.7 | 5 | 40.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Maria-Chapdelaine (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Maria-Chapdelaine (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 | 23,780 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 | 23,430 | 100.0 | ... | 48.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 175 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 21.8 | 250 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 26.0 |
| South Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 5.6 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 14.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 8.2 | ... |
| Black | 75 | 0.3 | 41.7 | 22.4 | 120 | 0.5 | 49.0 | 19.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 40.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 8.2 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.0 | 5.6 | ... | 35 | 0.1 | 16.3 | 29.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 15.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 4.1 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 4.1 | ... |
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