Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Thetford Mines, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 17,480 persons representing 72.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,685 persons representing 6.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,650 persons, representing 19.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 200 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 195 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 110 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 10,765 persons representing 44.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,095 persons representing 21.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,465 persons representing 14.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Thetford Mines (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Thetford Mines (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 10,765 | 44.4 | 1 | 49.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,095 | 21.0 | 2 | 51.2 |
| Québécois | 3,465 | 14.3 | 3 | 51.6 |
| French Canadian | 2,630 | 10.8 | 4 | 59.2 |
| Irish | 690 | 2.8 | 5 | 36.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Thetford Mines (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Thetford Mines (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 | 24,055 | 100.0 | ... | 46.3 | 24,245 | 100.0 | ... | 50.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 275 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 31.6 | 670 | 2.8 | 100.0 | 32.4 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 2.2 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ... | 45 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 31.4 |
| Black | 105 | 0.4 | 38.2 | 31.6 | 195 | 0.8 | 29.1 | 28.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 2.2 | ... |
| Arab | 40 | 0.2 | 14.5 | 33.0 | 110 | 0.5 | 16.4 | 34.0 |
| Latin American | 80 | 0.3 | 29.1 | 32.0 | 200 | 0.8 | 29.9 | 32.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 27.0 | 60 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 43.2 |
| 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 | 1.5 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... |
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