Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Paroisse (municipalité de)
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,840 persons representing 63.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 230 persons representing 8.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 790 persons, representing 27.5% 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 1,230 persons representing 42.8% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 635 persons representing 22.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 435 persons representing 15.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Paroisse (municipalité de)), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,230 | 42.8 | 1 | 43.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 635 | 22.1 | 2 | 38.4 |
| Québécois | 435 | 15.1 | 3 | 39.6 |
| French Canadian | 395 | 13.7 | 4 | 42.8 |
| Irish | 170 | 5.9 | 5 | 30.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (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 | 2,895 | 100.0 | ... | 39.1 | 2,875 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 80 | 2.8 | 100.0 | 39.6 | 40 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 42.4 |
| 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 | 75 | 2.6 | 87.5 | 43.0 | 25 | 0.9 | 62.5 | ... |
| 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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