Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Pessamit, Indian reserve
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,920 persons representing 79.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 145 persons representing 6.0% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 260 persons, representing 10.8% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s., with about 1,840 persons representing 76.5% of the total population. The second origin was First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s., with about 365 persons representing 15.2% of the total population. The third origin was Inuit, n.o.s., with about 90 persons representing 3.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Pessamit (Indian reserve), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Pessamit (Indian reserve), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s. | 1,840 | 76.5 | 1 | 35.6 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 365 | 15.2 | 2 | 27.4 |
| Inuit, n.o.s. | 90 | 3.7 | 3 | 29.6 |
| Canadian | 80 | 3.3 | 4 | 39.2 |
| Québécois | 60 | 2.5 | 5 | 27.6 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Pessamit (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 | 2,255 | 100.0 | ... | 34.6 | 2,405 | 100.0 | ... | 34.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 10 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | 10 | 0.4 | 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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