Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, United counties

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 50,720 persons representing 45.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 8,790 persons representing 7.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 30,935 persons, representing 27.6% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 2,645 persons representing 2.4% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 1,210 persons representing 1.1% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 430 persons representing 0.4% 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 26,435 persons representing 23.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 26,150 persons representing 23.3% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 23,680 persons representing 21.1% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (United counties), 2011 and 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (United counties), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (United counties), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 26,435 23.6 1 42.4
French, n.o.s. 26,150 23.3 2 48.0
Scottish 23,680 21.1 3 44.8
Irish 22,650 20.2 4 43.6
English 18,780 16.7 5 48.8

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (United counties), 2011, 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (United counties), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (United counties), 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 110,805 100.0 ... 43.3 112,235 100.0 ... 46.8
Total visible minority population 3,865 3.5 100.0 31.7 6,185 5.5 100.0 28.8
South Asian 1,750 1.6 45.2 29.4 2,645 2.4 42.8 27.0
Chinese 300 0.3 7.6 39.6 305 0.3 4.9 37.2
Black 690 0.6 17.9 32.6 1,210 1.1 19.5 27.0
Filipino 265 0.2 6.9 31.6 430 0.4 7.0 33.6
Arab 140 0.1 3.6 32.4 380 0.3 6.1 30.8
Latin American 125 0.1 3.2 37.6 375 0.3 6.1 36.4
Southeast Asian 115 0.1 2.8 33.6 265 0.2 4.3 26.8
West Asian 185 0.2 4.8 30.6 170 0.2 2.7 23.2
Korean 35 0.0 0.9 36.0 90 0.1 1.5 33.6
Japanese 65 0.1 1.7 34.0 50 0.0 0.9 28.4
Visible minority, n.i.e. 70 0.1 1.7 35.0 100 0.1 1.7 51.2
Multiple visible minorities 135 0.1 3.5 27.8 170 0.2 2.7 32.0
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