Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Les Escoumins, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,370 persons representing 78.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 110 persons representing 6.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 270 persons, representing 15.4% 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 635 persons representing 36.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 390 persons representing 22.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 325 persons representing 18.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Les Escoumins (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Les Escoumins (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 635 | 36.3 | 1 | 54.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 390 | 22.3 | 2 | 56.0 |
| Québécois | 325 | 18.6 | 3 | 35.2 |
| French Canadian | 180 | 10.3 | 4 | 55.6 |
| Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s. | 125 | 7.1 | 5 | 54.4 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Les Escoumins (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 | 1,850 | 100.0 | ... | 45.3 | 1,750 | 100.0 | ... | 54.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 15 | 0.8 | 100.0 | ... | 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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