Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Verchères, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,645 persons representing 63.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 300 persons representing 5.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,745 persons, representing 30.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 125 persons representing 2.2% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 15 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 15 persons representing 0.3% 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 2,380 persons representing 41.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,555 persons representing 26.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 990 persons representing 17.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Verchères (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Verchères (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,380 | 41.2 | 1 | 44.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,555 | 26.9 | 2 | 40.4 |
| Québécois | 990 | 17.2 | 3 | 37.2 |
| French Canadian | 490 | 8.5 | 4 | 56.8 |
| Irish | 215 | 3.7 | 5 | 27.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Verchères (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Verchères (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 | 5,770 | 100.0 | ... | 39.7 | 5,770 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 105 | 1.8 | 100.0 | 40.8 | 165 | 2.9 | 100.0 | 30.6 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.2 | 9.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 15 | 0.3 | 18.2 | 38.0 | 15 | 0.3 | 8.8 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 125 | 2.2 | 73.5 | 16.6 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.2 | 5.9 | ... |
| Latin American | 45 | 0.8 | 36.4 | 46.0 | 15 | 0.3 | 8.8 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.2 | 9.1 | ... | 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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