Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Mont-Laurier, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 9,545 persons representing 69.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 805 persons representing 5.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 3,250 persons, representing 23.7% 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 5,415 persons representing 39.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,725 persons representing 19.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,655 persons representing 19.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Mont-Laurier (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Mont-Laurier (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,415 | 39.5 | 1 | 49.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,725 | 19.9 | 2 | 50.8 |
| Québécois | 2,655 | 19.4 | 3 | 38.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,545 | 11.3 | 4 | 54.8 |
| Irish | 520 | 3.8 | 5 | 45.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Mont-Laurier (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Mont-Laurier (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 | 13,485 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 | 13,700 | 100.0 | ... | 48.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 130 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 30.0 | 130 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 36.0 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... |
| Chinese | 50 | 0.4 | 38.5 | 24.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... |
| Black | 40 | 0.3 | 30.8 | 36.0 | 55 | 0.4 | 38.5 | 36.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 0.3 | 34.6 | 23.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | 7.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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