Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Mississippi Mills, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 4,100 persons representing 28.5% of the total population. The second group was United Church, with about 1,465 persons representing 10.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,000 persons, representing 34.7% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Irish, with about 5,455 persons representing 37.9% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 4,825 persons representing 33.5% of the total population. The third origin was English, with about 3,720 persons representing 25.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Mississippi Mills (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Mississippi Mills (Town), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish | 5,455 | 37.9 | 1 | 46.8 |
| Scottish | 4,825 | 33.5 | 2 | 46.0 |
| English | 3,720 | 25.8 | 3 | 51.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,475 | 17.2 | 4 | 47.2 |
| Canadian | 2,240 | 15.6 | 5 | 36.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Mississippi Mills (Town), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Mississippi Mills (Town), 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 | 12,860 | 100.0 | ... | 43.8 | 14,395 | 100.0 | ... | 49.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 240 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 36.8 | 430 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 36.4 |
| South Asian | 35 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 37.0 | 90 | 0.6 | 20.7 | 34.8 |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.3 | 18.4 | 33.5 | 60 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 24.8 |
| Black | 75 | 0.6 | 28.6 | 31.6 | 110 | 0.8 | 25.3 | 34.4 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | ... | 45 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 43.6 |
| Arab | 40 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 40.0 | 60 | 0.4 | 13.8 | 10.6 |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 44.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 3.4 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.1 | 4.1 | ... | 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 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 3.4 | ... |
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