Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 11,270 persons representing 61.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,035 persons representing 5.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,590 persons, representing 30.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 180 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The second group was Southeast Asian, with about 140 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 115 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 French, n.o.s., with about 6,605 persons representing 36.1% of the total population. The second origin was Canadian, with about 5,755 persons representing 31.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,135 persons representing 11.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 6,605 | 36.1 | 1 | 46.4 |
| Canadian | 5,755 | 31.4 | 2 | 46.4 |
| Québécois | 2,135 | 11.7 | 3 | 41.2 |
| French Canadian | 1,730 | 9.4 | 4 | 47.2 |
| Irish | 1,250 | 6.8 | 5 | 36.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Mont-Saint-Hilaire (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 | 18,025 | 100.0 | ... | 41.9 | 18,315 | 100.0 | ... | 46.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 565 | 3.1 | 100.0 | 30.6 | 695 | 3.8 | 100.0 | 36.4 |
| South Asian | 80 | 0.4 | 15.2 | 36.8 | 20 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ... |
| Chinese | 105 | 0.6 | 18.8 | 27.6 | 115 | 0.6 | 16.5 | 18.8 |
| Black | 120 | 0.7 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 180 | 1.0 | 25.2 | 37.2 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ... |
| Arab | 40 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 50.0 | 50 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 46.0 |
| Latin American | 80 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 39.0 | 110 | 0.6 | 16.5 | 43.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 80 | 0.4 | 13.4 | 27.6 | 140 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 20.4 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 25 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 31.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 35 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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