Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Mercier, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 8,455 persons representing 58.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,255 persons representing 8.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,825 persons, representing 26.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,245 persons representing 8.5% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 175 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 130 persons representing 0.9% 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 4,625 persons representing 31.7% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,415 persons representing 23.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,580 persons representing 10.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Mercier (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Mercier (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 4,625 | 31.7 | 1 | 42.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,415 | 23.4 | 2 | 38.0 |
| Québécois | 1,580 | 10.8 | 3 | 35.2 |
| Irish | 925 | 6.3 | 4 | 31.6 |
| French Canadian | 855 | 5.9 | 5 | 44.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Mercier (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Mercier (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 | 13,060 | 100.0 | ... | 37.9 | 14,565 | 100.0 | ... | 39.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 835 | 6.4 | 100.0 | 27.8 | 1,890 | 13.0 | 100.0 | 25.6 |
| South Asian | 55 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 41.0 | 50 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 18.4 |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 31.0 | 70 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 40.8 |
| Black | 445 | 3.4 | 53.0 | 25.6 | 1,245 | 8.5 | 65.7 | 21.4 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 32.0 | 40 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 37.6 |
| Arab | 90 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 22.8 | 175 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 34.0 |
| Latin American | 105 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 30.6 | 130 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 41.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 19.0 | 80 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 43.2 |
| West Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 34.0 | 25 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 40 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 41.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 15 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 13.0 | 40 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 12.7 |
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