Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
McMasterville, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,065 persons representing 54.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 400 persons representing 7.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,000 persons, representing 35.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Latin American, with about 35 persons representing 0.6% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 20 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 20 persons representing 0.4% 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 1,970 persons representing 35.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,860 persons representing 33.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 820 persons representing 14.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, McMasterville (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, McMasterville (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 1,970 | 35.3 | 1 | 42.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,860 | 33.3 | 2 | 38.4 |
| Québécois | 820 | 14.7 | 3 | 31.6 |
| French Canadian | 645 | 11.5 | 4 | 40.0 |
| Irish | 330 | 5.9 | 5 | 31.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, McMasterville (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, McMasterville (Municipalité), 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 | 5,420 | 100.0 | ... | 38.6 | 5,590 | 100.0 | ... | 40.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 135 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 30.6 | 115 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 31.8 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 26.0 | 20 | 0.4 | 16.7 | ... |
| Black | 55 | 1.0 | 39.3 | 21.2 | 20 | 0.4 | 16.7 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 50 | 0.9 | 39.3 | 41.0 | 35 | 0.6 | 29.2 | 43.2 |
| 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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