Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Anselme, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,710 persons representing 68.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 380 persons representing 9.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 830 persons, representing 20.9% 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 1,550 persons representing 39.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 805 persons representing 20.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 725 persons representing 18.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Anselme (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Anselme (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,550 | 39.0 | 1 | 40.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 805 | 20.3 | 2 | 44.0 |
| Québécois | 725 | 18.3 | 3 | 36.4 |
| French Canadian | 495 | 12.5 | 4 | 53.2 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 150 | 3.8 | 5 | 31.2 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Anselme (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 | 3,850 | 100.0 | ... | 39.3 | 3,970 | 100.0 | ... | 40.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 205 | 5.3 | 100.0 | 28.5 | 225 | 5.7 | 100.0 | 36.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.3 | 4.3 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 190 | 4.9 | 95.0 | 28.0 | 140 | 3.5 | 60.9 | 39.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 55 | 1.4 | 23.9 | 34.4 |
| 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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