Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Communauté de Wemotaci, Indian reserve
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 720 persons representing 63.2% of the total population. The second group was Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality, with about 90 persons representing 7.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 315 persons, representing 27.5% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Atikamekw, with about 1,000 persons representing 87.7% of the total population. The second origin was First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s., with about 80 persons representing 7.0% of the total population. The third origin was Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s., with about 60 persons representing 5.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Communauté de Wemotaci (Indian reserve), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Communauté de Wemotaci (Indian reserve), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atikamekw | 1,000 | 87.7 | 1 | 24.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 80 | 7.0 | 2 | 23.6 |
| Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s. | 60 | 5.3 | 3 | 31.4 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 55 | 4.8 | 4 | 19.8 |
| North American Indigenous, n.o.s. | 20 | 1.8 | 5 | 17.2 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Communauté de Wemotaci (Indian reserve), 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 | 1,180 | 100.0 | ... | 26.7 | 1,145 | 100.0 | ... | 25.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 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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