Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Maurice, Paroisse (municipalité de)
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,235 persons representing 65.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 140 persons representing 4.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 975 persons, representing 28.6% 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 1,705 persons representing 50.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 700 persons representing 20.5% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 480 persons representing 14.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Maurice (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Maurice (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 1,705 | 50.0 | 1 | 38.4 |
French, n.o.s. | 700 | 20.5 | 2 | 40.0 |
Québécois | 480 | 14.1 | 3 | 36.8 |
French Canadian | 235 | 6.9 | 4 | 36.4 |
Irish | 120 | 3.5 | 5 | 17.8 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Maurice (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 3,265 | 100.0 | ... | 37.9 | 3,405 | 100.0 | ... | 37.6 |
Total visible minority population | 15 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 48.0 | 45 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 26.2 |
South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Black | 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 | ... | 10 | 0.3 | 20.0 | ... |
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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