Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Mascouche, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 29,790 persons representing 59.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,680 persons representing 7.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 14,640 persons, representing 29.2% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,665 persons representing 5.3% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 835 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 755 persons representing 1.5% 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 18,550 persons representing 37.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 10,495 persons representing 21.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 6,795 persons representing 13.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Mascouche (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Mascouche (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 18,550 | 37.0 | 1 | 39.6 |
French, n.o.s. | 10,495 | 21.0 | 2 | 42.0 |
Québécois | 6,795 | 13.6 | 3 | 38.4 |
French Canadian | 3,755 | 7.5 | 4 | 42.8 |
Italian | 2,675 | 5.3 | 5 | 29.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Mascouche (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Mascouche (Ville), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 45,830 | 100.0 | ... | 37.6 | 50,085 | 100.0 | ... | 39.6 |
Total visible minority population | 2,400 | 5.2 | 100.0 | 28.7 | 4,870 | 9.7 | 100.0 | 29.6 |
South Asian | 45 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 41.0 | 100 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 33.2 |
Chinese | 70 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 18.4 | 100 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 25.4 |
Black | 1,315 | 2.9 | 54.6 | 28.0 | 2,665 | 5.3 | 54.7 | 24.6 |
Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 55 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 43.2 |
Arab | 195 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 32.8 | 755 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 32.0 |
Latin American | 550 | 1.2 | 23.1 | 29.2 | 835 | 1.7 | 17.0 | 36.8 |
Southeast Asian | 90 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 36.8 | 140 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 26.4 |
West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 29.2 |
Korean | 45 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 26.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 45 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 22.8 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 45.6 |
Multiple visible minorities | 40 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 19.2 | 125 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 15.1 |
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