Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
La Tuque, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 7,880 persons representing 72.2% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 380 persons representing 3.5% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,565 persons, representing 23.5% 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 4,970 persons representing 45.5% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,920 persons representing 17.6% of the total population. The third origin was French Canadian, with about 1,070 persons representing 9.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, La Tuque (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, La Tuque (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 4,970 | 45.5 | 1 | 50.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,920 | 17.6 | 2 | 53.6 |
| French Canadian | 1,070 | 9.8 | 3 | 61.2 |
| Québécois | 1,060 | 9.7 | 4 | 49.2 |
| Atikamekw | 520 | 4.8 | 5 | 21.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, La Tuque (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, La Tuque (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 | 10,680 | 100.0 | ... | 45.8 | 10,915 | 100.0 | ... | 50.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 110 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 80 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 41.2 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 8.7 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 60 | 0.6 | 56.5 | 24.4 | 20 | 0.2 | 18.8 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.1 | 17.4 | 48.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.3 | 43.8 | 41.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 12.5 | ... |
| 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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