Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Lac-Mégantic, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,155 persons representing 74.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 240 persons representing 4.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,025 persons, representing 18.5% 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 2,185 persons representing 39.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,270 persons representing 22.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 930 persons representing 16.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Lac-Mégantic (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Lac-Mégantic (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,185 | 39.3 | 1 | 54.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,270 | 22.9 | 2 | 53.6 |
| Québécois | 930 | 16.7 | 3 | 43.2 |
| French Canadian | 615 | 11.1 | 4 | 56.0 |
| Irish | 240 | 4.3 | 5 | 36.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Lac-Mégantic (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Lac-Mégantic (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 | 5,425 | 100.0 | ... | 45.3 | 5,555 | 100.0 | ... | 52.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 60 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 26.4 | 120 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 30.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 25 | 0.5 | 41.7 | 27.0 | 65 | 1.2 | 54.2 | 29.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 33.2 |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 25 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 23.0 | 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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