Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sainte-Claire, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,550 persons representing 74.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 250 persons representing 7.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 605 persons, representing 17.5% 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 1,575 persons representing 45.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 795 persons representing 23.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 460 persons representing 13.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sainte-Claire (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sainte-Claire (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,575 | 45.7 | 1 | 40.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 795 | 23.0 | 2 | 44.0 |
| Québécois | 460 | 13.3 | 3 | 43.2 |
| French Canadian | 400 | 11.6 | 4 | 61.6 |
| Irish | 95 | 2.8 | 5 | 32.8 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sainte-Claire (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 | 3,240 | 100.0 | ... | 43.0 | 3,450 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 50 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 30.8 | 60 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 28.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.3 | 25.0 | ... |
| Black | 20 | 0.6 | 40.0 | 35.0 | 20 | 0.6 | 33.3 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.5 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 15 | 0.4 | 25.0 | ... |
| 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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