Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Baie-Saint-Paul, Ville

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,065 persons representing 72.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 605 persons representing 8.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,185 persons, representing 16.9% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Arab, with about 45 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 35 persons representing 0.5% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 35 persons representing 0.5% 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 2,670 persons representing 38.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,700 persons representing 24.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,100 persons representing 15.7% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Baie-Saint-Paul (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Baie-Saint-Paul (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Baie-Saint-Paul (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 2,670 38.1 1 55.6
French, n.o.s. 1,700 24.3 2 52.4
Québécois 1,100 15.7 3 54.0
French Canadian 970 13.8 4 57.2
Irish 150 2.1 5 35.6

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Baie-Saint-Paul (Ville), 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Baie-Saint-Paul (Ville), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Baie-Saint-Paul (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 6,835 100.0 ... 47.2 7,005 100.0 ... 52.8
Total visible minority population 60 0.9 100.0 43.0 130 1.9 100.0 30.0
South Asian 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Chinese 10 0.1 0.0 ... 10 0.1 0.0 ...
Black 0 0.0 0.0 ... 35 0.5 23.1 10.1
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Arab 25 0.4 33.3 29.0 45 0.6 30.8 35.2
Latin American 0 0.0 0.0 ... 35 0.5 23.1 ...
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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