Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Plessisville, Paroisse (municipalité de)
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,880 persons representing 71.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 210 persons representing 8.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 515 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 1,240 persons representing 47.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 440 persons representing 16.8% of the total population. The third origin was French Canadian, with about 380 persons representing 14.5% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Plessisville (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Plessisville (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,240 | 47.2 | 1 | 42.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 440 | 16.8 | 2 | 51.2 |
| French Canadian | 380 | 14.5 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Québécois | 325 | 12.4 | 4 | 38.4 |
| Irish | 85 | 3.2 | 5 | 52.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Plessisville (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 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 | 2,635 | 100.0 | ... | 41.0 | 2,625 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 33.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 1.0 | 57.1 | ... |
| 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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