Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Méchins, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 825 persons representing 82.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 55 persons representing 5.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 110 persons, representing 11.1% 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 415 persons representing 41.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 225 persons representing 22.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 205 persons representing 20.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Les Méchins (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Méchins (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 415 | 41.7 | 1 | 60.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 225 | 22.6 | 2 | 67.0 |
| Québécois | 205 | 20.6 | 3 | 59.2 |
| French Canadian | 75 | 7.5 | 4 | 62.0 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 55 | 5.5 | 5 | 27.2 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Méchins (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 | 1,010 | 100.0 | ... | 51.1 | 995 | 100.0 | ... | 61.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 55 | 5.4 | 100.0 | 18.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 15 | 1.5 | 30.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 30 | 3.0 | 60.0 | 14.8 | 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 | 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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