Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 59,650 persons representing 62.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 5,165 persons representing 5.4% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 28,020 persons, representing 29.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,300 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 760 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 690 persons representing 0.7% 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 37,430 persons representing 39.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 22,115 persons representing 23.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 14,165 persons representing 14.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 37,430 | 39.1 | 1 | 42.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 22,115 | 23.1 | 2 | 46.0 |
| Québécois | 14,165 | 14.8 | 3 | 39.2 |
| French Canadian | 8,255 | 8.6 | 4 | 52.0 |
| Irish | 5,170 | 5.4 | 5 | 36.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Jean-sur-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 | 92,560 | 100.0 | ... | 40.9 | 95,695 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,200 | 2.4 | 100.0 | 30.7 | 3,935 | 4.1 | 100.0 | 31.4 |
| South Asian | 40 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 22.0 | 145 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 38.4 |
| Chinese | 195 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 24.6 | 245 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 23.0 |
| Black | 790 | 0.9 | 36.1 | 27.5 | 1,300 | 1.4 | 32.9 | 26.2 |
| Filipino | 65 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 33.5 | 65 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 29.6 |
| Arab | 380 | 0.4 | 17.3 | 33.4 | 690 | 0.7 | 17.6 | 33.6 |
| Latin American | 360 | 0.4 | 16.4 | 37.7 | 760 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 37.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 225 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 32.4 | 325 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 30.8 |
| West Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | 230 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 32.8 |
| Korean | 25 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 19.0 | 50 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 36.4 |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | 20 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 65 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 33.5 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 30 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 30.0 | 85 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 16.6 |
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