Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Messines, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,215 persons representing 73.6% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 65 persons representing 3.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 360 persons, representing 21.8% 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 550 persons representing 33.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 300 persons representing 18.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 210 persons representing 12.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Messines (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Messines (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 550 | 33.3 | 1 | 53.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 300 | 18.2 | 2 | 54.4 |
| Québécois | 210 | 12.7 | 3 | 59.2 |
| Métis | 180 | 10.9 | 4 | 42.8 |
| Algonquin | 165 | 10.0 | 5 | 42.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Messines (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 | 1,565 | 100.0 | ... | 46.2 | 1,650 | 100.0 | ... | 54.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 10 | 0.6 | 100.0 | ... | 20 | 1.2 | 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.9 | 100.0 | ... |
| 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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