Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Hyacinthe, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 34,680 persons representing 63.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,780 persons representing 6.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 13,725 persons, representing 25.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,405 persons representing 4.4% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,675 persons representing 3.1% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 745 persons representing 1.4% 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 21,320 persons representing 38.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 11,980 persons representing 21.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 8,355 persons representing 15.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Hyacinthe (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Hyacinthe (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 21,320 | 38.9 | 1 | 47.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 11,980 | 21.8 | 2 | 50.4 |
| Québécois | 8,355 | 15.2 | 3 | 43.2 |
| French Canadian | 4,425 | 8.1 | 4 | 56.8 |
| Irish | 1,530 | 2.8 | 5 | 34.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Hyacinthe (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Hyacinthe (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 | 52,495 | 100.0 | ... | 43.0 | 54,835 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 3,100 | 5.9 | 100.0 | 27.2 | 5,370 | 9.8 | 100.0 | 29.0 |
| South Asian | 60 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 30.0 | 60 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 31.2 |
| Chinese | 140 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 29.0 | 140 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 29.4 |
| Black | 1,170 | 2.2 | 37.5 | 23.8 | 2,405 | 4.4 | 44.8 | 24.4 |
| Filipino | 15 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... |
| Arab | 515 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 26.8 | 745 | 1.4 | 14.0 | 30.6 |
| Latin American | 1,005 | 1.9 | 32.4 | 30.2 | 1,675 | 3.1 | 31.2 | 30.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 70 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 37.5 | 130 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 33.6 |
| West Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 25.2 | 80 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 50 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 43.2 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 40 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 14.4 | 75 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 16.0 |
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