Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,950 persons representing 82.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 200 persons representing 4.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 640 persons, representing 13.3% 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 2,010 persons representing 41.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,120 persons representing 23.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 770 persons representing 16.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,010 | 41.8 | 1 | 45.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,120 | 23.3 | 2 | 51.2 |
| Québécois | 770 | 16.0 | 3 | 44.8 |
| French Canadian | 640 | 13.3 | 4 | 61.6 |
| Irish | 95 | 2.0 | 5 | 45.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (Ville), 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 | 4,705 | 100.0 | ... | 45.4 | 4,815 | 100.0 | ... | 52.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 50 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 30.4 | 55 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 34.8 |
| 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 | 25 | 0.5 | 40.0 | 30.0 | 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 | 10 | 0.2 | 20.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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