Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Nicolet, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 5,665 persons representing 72.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 420 persons representing 5.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,655 persons, representing 21.2% 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 3,095 persons representing 39.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,000 persons representing 25.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,075 persons representing 13.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Nicolet (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Nicolet (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 3,095 | 39.8 | 1 | 46.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,000 | 25.7 | 2 | 50.4 |
| Québécois | 1,075 | 13.8 | 3 | 41.6 |
| French Canadian | 930 | 11.9 | 4 | 47.6 |
| Irish | 265 | 3.4 | 5 | 29.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Nicolet (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Nicolet (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 | 7,510 | 100.0 | ... | 43.7 | 7,790 | 100.0 | ... | 46.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 135 | 1.8 | 100.0 | 34.0 | 100 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 36.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 60 | 0.8 | 44.4 | 33.0 | 30 | 0.4 | 35.0 | 36.8 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.1 | 7.4 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 15.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 48.0 | 40 | 0.5 | 40.0 | 37.6 |
| 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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