Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Kenora, District
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 11,340 persons representing 17.4% of the total population. The second group was Anglican, with about 5,980 persons representing 9.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 29,650 persons, representing 45.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 495 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 475 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 210 persons representing 0.3% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Ojibway, with about 10,805 persons representing 16.6% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 10,465 persons representing 16.1% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 9,225 persons representing 14.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Kenora (District), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Kenora (District), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ojibway | 10,805 | 16.6 | 1 | 25.8 |
| English | 10,465 | 16.1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Scottish | 9,225 | 14.2 | 3 | 44.8 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 8,750 | 13.5 | 4 | 25.2 |
| Irish | 7,865 | 12.1 | 5 | 43.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Kenora (District), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Kenora (District), 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 | 64,615 | 100.0 | ... | 37.3 | 65,040 | 100.0 | ... | 37.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,040 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 34.9 | 1,600 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 32.8 |
| South Asian | 140 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 31.2 | 495 | 0.8 | 31.2 | 27.6 |
| Chinese | 115 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 44.0 | 155 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 31.8 |
| Black | 175 | 0.3 | 16.8 | 31.6 | 210 | 0.3 | 13.1 | 33.2 |
| Filipino | 370 | 0.6 | 35.6 | 33.1 | 475 | 0.7 | 29.3 | 36.4 |
| Arab | 65 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 28.4 | 30 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 28.6 |
| Latin American | 60 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 44.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 38.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 35 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 40.0 | 40 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 33.2 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 15 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 64.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... |
| Japanese | 25 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 48.0 | 65 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 52.8 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 20 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 28.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 26.6 |
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