Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Caplan, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,260 persons representing 69.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 120 persons representing 6.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 430 persons, representing 23.5% 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 735 persons representing 40.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 345 persons representing 18.9% of the total population. The third origin was Acadian, with about 265 persons representing 14.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Caplan (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Caplan (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 735 | 40.2 | 1 | 54.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 345 | 18.9 | 2 | 58.0 |
| Acadian | 265 | 14.5 | 3 | 54.4 |
| French Canadian | 235 | 12.8 | 4 | 59.6 |
| Québécois | 195 | 10.7 | 5 | 35.6 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Caplan (Municipalité), 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 | 1,935 | 100.0 | ... | 46.8 | 1,830 | 100.0 | ... | 53.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 40 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 19.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 35 | 1.8 | 66.7 | 16.5 | 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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