Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Prévost, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 7,940 persons representing 58.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 675 persons representing 5.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,850 persons, representing 35.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 45 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 35 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 30 persons representing 0.2% 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 4,575 persons representing 33.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 4,215 persons representing 30.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,965 persons representing 14.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Prévost (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Prévost (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 4,575 | 33.6 | 1 | 44.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 4,215 | 30.9 | 2 | 44.4 |
| Québécois | 1,965 | 14.4 | 3 | 41.6 |
| French Canadian | 1,190 | 8.7 | 4 | 48.0 |
| Irish | 710 | 5.2 | 5 | 36.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Prévost (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Prévost (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 | 12,925 | 100.0 | ... | 40.7 | 13,625 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 180 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 29.6 | 165 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 24.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 5.9 | ... |
| Chinese | 25 | 0.2 | 16.2 | 24.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 17.6 | 24.2 |
| Black | 75 | 0.6 | 43.2 | 18.8 | 45 | 0.3 | 23.5 | 26.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.1 | 5.4 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 11.8 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | ... | 35 | 0.3 | 23.5 | 32.0 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 38.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 8.8 | ... |
| West Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 5.4 | ... | 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. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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