Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Richelieu, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,145 persons representing 58.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 310 persons representing 5.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,820 persons, representing 33.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 45 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was West Asian, with about 30 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 30 persons representing 0.6% 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 2,295 persons representing 42.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,160 persons representing 21.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 925 persons representing 17.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Richelieu (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Richelieu (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,295 | 42.4 | 1 | 42.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,160 | 21.4 | 2 | 48.4 |
| Québécois | 925 | 17.1 | 3 | 38.0 |
| French Canadian | 485 | 9.0 | 4 | 56.4 |
| Irish | 165 | 3.0 | 5 | 35.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Richelieu (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Richelieu (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 | 4,875 | 100.0 | ... | 42.2 | 5,415 | 100.0 | ... | 44.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 65 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 35.0 | 160 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 28.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | ... |
| Black | 25 | 0.5 | 46.2 | 23.0 | 30 | 0.6 | 18.8 | 21.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.3 | 6.3 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.4 | 12.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.2 | 15.4 | ... | 45 | 0.8 | 28.1 | 24.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.6 | 18.8 | 33.2 |
| Korean | 10 | 0.2 | 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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