Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sainte-Sophie, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 9,685 persons representing 53.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 895 persons representing 5.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 7,095 persons, representing 39.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 155 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 70 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 50 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 7,350 persons representing 40.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,590 persons representing 20.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,530 persons representing 19.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Sainte-Sophie (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Sainte-Sophie (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,350 | 40.9 | 1 | 36.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,590 | 20.0 | 2 | 39.2 |
| Québécois | 3,530 | 19.6 | 3 | 32.8 |
| French Canadian | 1,360 | 7.6 | 4 | 42.4 |
| Irish | 710 | 3.9 | 5 | 34.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Sainte-Sophie (Municipalité), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Sainte-Sophie (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 | 15,545 | 100.0 | ... | 36.8 | 17,985 | 100.0 | ... | 37.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 250 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 27.4 | 390 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 30.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 6.5 | ... |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.1 | 4.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 7.8 | ... |
| Black | 110 | 0.7 | 46.0 | 21.6 | 155 | 0.9 | 40.3 | 19.6 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 70 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 29.0 |
| Latin American | 50 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 33.5 | 50 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 38.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 40.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 2.6 | ... |
| 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. | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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