Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Lac-Simon, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 780 persons representing 74.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 85 persons representing 8.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 175 persons, representing 16.7% 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 350 persons representing 33.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 340 persons representing 32.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 120 persons representing 11.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Lac-Simon (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Lac-Simon (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 350 | 33.3 | 1 | 61.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 340 | 32.4 | 2 | 60.4 |
| Québécois | 120 | 11.4 | 3 | 34.0 |
| French Canadian | 95 | 9.0 | 4 | 67.0 |
| Irish | 70 | 6.7 | 5 | 64.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Lac-Simon (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 | 940 | 100.0 | ... | 55.4 | 1,050 | 100.0 | ... | 60.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 20 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 24.0 | 15 | 1.4 | 100.0 | ... |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 1.4 | 100.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 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. | 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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