Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Prairie, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 14,215 persons representing 54.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,660 persons representing 6.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 7,700 persons, representing 29.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Chinese, with about 1,540 persons representing 5.9% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 595 persons representing 2.3% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 535 persons representing 2.0% 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 7,265 persons representing 27.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,480 persons representing 24.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,850 persons representing 10.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, La Prairie (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Prairie (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,265 | 27.7 | 1 | 44.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 6,480 | 24.7 | 2 | 46.0 |
| Québécois | 2,850 | 10.9 | 3 | 41.6 |
| French Canadian | 2,075 | 7.9 | 4 | 44.0 |
| Chinese | 1,475 | 5.6 | 5 | 34.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Prairie (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Prairie (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 | 23,775 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 | 26,190 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,580 | 10.9 | 100.0 | 33.7 | 4,610 | 17.6 | 100.0 | 34.8 |
| South Asian | 60 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 38.0 | 295 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 34.0 |
| Chinese | 620 | 2.6 | 24.3 | 35.8 | 1,540 | 5.9 | 33.4 | 34.0 |
| Black | 495 | 2.1 | 19.2 | 28.8 | 535 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 29.0 |
| Filipino | 40 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 37.0 | 145 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 39.6 |
| Arab | 565 | 2.4 | 22.1 | 33.7 | 515 | 2.0 | 11.1 | 34.0 |
| Latin American | 235 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 40.6 | 595 | 2.3 | 12.9 | 36.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 260 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 32.2 | 230 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 36.0 |
| West Asian | 90 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 40.8 | 455 | 1.7 | 9.8 | 36.4 |
| Korean | 40 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 22.0 | 85 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 46.8 |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 65 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 26.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 100 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 31.6 | 195 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 20.2 |
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