Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Hanover, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Other Christians, with about 11,495 persons representing 67.1% of the total population. The second group was Catholic, with about 790 persons representing 4.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,990 persons, representing 17.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 240 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The second group was Black, with about 220 persons representing 1.3% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 95 persons representing 0.6% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was German, with about 5,420 persons representing 31.6% of the total population. The second origin was Mennonite, with about 4,625 persons representing 27.0% of the total population. The third origin was Canadian, with about 2,460 persons representing 14.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Hanover (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Hanover (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 5,420 | 31.6 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Mennonite | 4,625 | 27.0 | 2 | 30.0 |
| Canadian | 2,460 | 14.4 | 3 | 21.4 |
| Russian | 2,430 | 14.2 | 4 | 28.0 |
| English | 1,165 | 6.8 | 5 | 30.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Hanover (Rural municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Hanover (Rural municipality), 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 | 15,555 | 100.0 | ... | 30.7 | 17,130 | 100.0 | ... | 28.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 230 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 21.8 | 810 | 4.7 | 100.0 | 23.0 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... | 65 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 18.0 |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | ... | 50 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 35.2 |
| Black | 105 | 0.7 | 45.7 | 14.4 | 220 | 1.3 | 26.7 | 15.5 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | ... | 240 | 1.4 | 30.4 | 33.2 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 45 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 9.3 |
| Latin American | 50 | 0.3 | 21.7 | 32.0 | 95 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 40.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 30 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 21.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 3.7 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... |
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