Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Espanola, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,120 persons representing 41.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 340 persons representing 6.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,760 persons, representing 34.4% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 70 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The second group was Chinese, with about 50 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The third group was Korean, with about 25 persons representing 0.5% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was French, n.o.s., with about 1,565 persons representing 30.7% of the total population. The second origin was Irish, with about 1,145 persons representing 22.4% of the total population. The third origin was Canadian, with about 1,005 persons representing 19.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Espanola (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Espanola (Town), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 1,565 | 30.7 | 1 | 46.4 |
| Irish | 1,145 | 22.4 | 2 | 41.2 |
| Canadian | 1,005 | 19.7 | 3 | 40.4 |
| Scottish | 925 | 18.1 | 4 | 42.8 |
| English | 890 | 17.4 | 5 | 50.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Espanola (Town), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Espanola (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 | 4,900 | 100.0 | ... | 44.9 | 5,110 | 100.0 | ... | 48.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 75 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 35.5 | 170 | 3.3 | 100.0 | 31.6 |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 38.0 | 70 | 1.4 | 42.4 | 29.8 |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.6 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 50 | 1.0 | 27.3 | 29.8 |
| Black | 10 | 0.2 | 13.3 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 10 | 0.2 | 13.3 | ... | 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 | ... | 25 | 0.5 | 15.2 | ... |
| 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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