Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Beauharnois, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 8,395 persons representing 62.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 800 persons representing 5.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,050 persons, representing 30.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 255 persons representing 1.9% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 60 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Southeast Asian, with about 50 persons representing 0.4% 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 5,405 persons representing 40.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,205 persons representing 23.7% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,835 persons representing 13.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Beauharnois (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Beauharnois (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,405 | 40.0 | 1 | 43.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,205 | 23.7 | 2 | 44.8 |
| Québécois | 1,835 | 13.6 | 3 | 43.6 |
| French Canadian | 860 | 6.4 | 4 | 57.6 |
| Irish | 720 | 5.3 | 5 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Beauharnois (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Beauharnois (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 | 12,640 | 100.0 | ... | 43.1 | 13,520 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 155 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 29.0 | 495 | 3.7 | 100.0 | 31.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 5.1 | ... |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 5.1 | ... |
| Black | 75 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 24.8 | 255 | 1.9 | 50.5 | 17.4 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 37.6 |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.2 | 13.3 | 44.0 | 60 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 33.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 50 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 17.6 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ... |
| 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. | 15 | 0.1 | 13.3 | 36.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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