Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Plessisville, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,530 persons representing 72.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 435 persons representing 6.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,230 persons, representing 19.6% 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 2,610 persons representing 41.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,305 persons representing 20.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 920 persons representing 14.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Plessisville (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Plessisville (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,610 | 41.7 | 1 | 51.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,305 | 20.8 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Québécois | 920 | 14.7 | 3 | 51.2 |
| French Canadian | 680 | 10.9 | 4 | 53.2 |
| Irish | 260 | 4.2 | 5 | 29.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Plessisville (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Plessisville (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 | 6,170 | 100.0 | ... | 44.5 | 6,260 | 100.0 | ... | 47.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 60 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 26.8 | 290 | 4.6 | 100.0 | 31.0 |
| 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 | 0.4 | 38.5 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 25 | 0.4 | 38.5 | 26.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | 255 | 4.1 | 89.5 | 31.2 |
| 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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