Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
St. Clair, Township
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,815 persons representing 26.1% of the total population. The second group was United Church, with about 1,765 persons representing 12.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,565 persons, representing 38.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 110 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 40 persons representing 0.3% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 35 persons representing 0.2% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was English, with about 4,740 persons representing 32.4% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 3,845 persons representing 26.3% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 3,835 persons representing 26.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, St. Clair (Township), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, St. Clair (Township), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 4,740 | 32.4 | 1 | 47.2 |
| Scottish | 3,845 | 26.3 | 2 | 45.6 |
| Irish | 3,835 | 26.2 | 3 | 42.8 |
| Canadian | 2,975 | 20.3 | 4 | 36.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,855 | 12.7 | 5 | 38.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, St. Clair (Township), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, St. Clair (Township), 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 | 14,065 | 100.0 | ... | 42.9 | 14,640 | 100.0 | ... | 44.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 180 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 28.0 | 260 | 1.8 | 100.0 | 30.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 5.7 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 26.0 | 35 | 0.2 | 15.1 | 18.2 |
| Black | 90 | 0.6 | 45.9 | 21.0 | 110 | 0.8 | 41.5 | 31.6 |
| Filipino | 10 | 0.1 | 5.4 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 9.4 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 40.0 | 40 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 40.0 |
| 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 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 7.5 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 40 | 0.3 | 18.9 | 29.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 5.7 | ... |
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