Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Granby, Ville

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 41,045 persons representing 61.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,890 persons representing 5.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 19,255 persons, representing 28.9% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,200 persons representing 1.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,080 persons representing 1.6% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 530 persons representing 0.8% 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 27,080 persons representing 40.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 15,730 persons representing 23.6% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 9,365 persons representing 14.1% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Granby (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Granby (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Granby (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 27,080 40.7 1 47.2
French, n.o.s. 15,730 23.6 2 51.2
Québécois 9,365 14.1 3 42.4
French Canadian 5,650 8.5 4 54.8
Irish 2,805 4.2 5 38.8

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Granby (Ville), 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Granby (Ville), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Granby (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 64,005 100.0 ... 42.8 66,590 100.0 ... 46.4
Total visible minority population 2,855 4.5 100.0 28.3 3,630 5.5 100.0 27.8
South Asian 70 0.1 2.3 26.4 70 0.1 1.8 32.4
Chinese 90 0.1 3.2 31.2 110 0.2 3.2 24.2
Black 825 1.3 29.1 23.4 1,200 1.8 33.0 23.8
Filipino 20 0.0 0.7 27.0 50 0.1 1.4 32.0
Arab 450 0.7 15.8 26.5 530 0.8 14.4 27.8
Latin American 1,045 1.6 36.6 31.2 1,080 1.6 29.7 31.2
Southeast Asian 110 0.2 3.9 39.6 160 0.2 4.4 28.4
West Asian 195 0.3 6.7 32.8 305 0.5 8.5 25.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 ... 15 0.0 0.6 ...
Japanese 0 0.0 0.0 ... 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Visible minority, n.i.e. 25 0.0 1.1 20.0 35 0.1 0.8 62.4
Multiple visible minorities 20 0.0 0.5 26.0 75 0.1 2.2 27.8
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