Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Manicouagan, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 21,065 persons representing 72.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,900 persons representing 6.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,930 persons, representing 20.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 220 persons representing 0.8% 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 Chinese, with about 35 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 10,130 persons representing 34.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,295 persons representing 18.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,835 persons representing 16.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Manicouagan (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Manicouagan (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 10,130 | 34.7 | 1 | 48.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,295 | 18.1 | 2 | 56.4 |
| Québécois | 4,835 | 16.6 | 3 | 40.8 |
| French Canadian | 3,120 | 10.7 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s. | 2,310 | 7.9 | 5 | 36.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Manicouagan (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Manicouagan (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 | 30,325 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 | 29,195 | 100.0 | ... | 47.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 315 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 25.6 | 395 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 25.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 18.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 8.8 | ... |
| Black | 175 | 0.6 | 55.6 | 24.7 | 220 | 0.8 | 55.0 | 22.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.0 | 3.2 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.0 | 4.8 | ... | 35 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 32.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 3.2 | ... | 30 | 0.1 | 6.3 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 25 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ... |
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