Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Ritchot, Rural municipality
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,520 persons representing 33.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,350 persons representing 18.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,600 persons, representing 34.9% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 110 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 105 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 55 persons representing 0.7% 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 1,900 persons representing 25.5% of the total population. The second origin was English, with about 1,240 persons representing 16.6% of the total population. The third origin was Ukrainian, with about 1,235 persons representing 16.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Ritchot (Rural municipality), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Ritchot (Rural municipality), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 1,900 | 25.5 | 1 | 37.6 |
| English | 1,240 | 16.6 | 2 | 35.6 |
| Ukrainian | 1,235 | 16.6 | 3 | 32.0 |
| German | 1,180 | 15.8 | 4 | 31.4 |
| Scottish | 1,135 | 15.2 | 5 | 33.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Ritchot (Rural municipality), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Ritchot (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 | 6,675 | 100.0 | ... | 36.8 | 7,455 | 100.0 | ... | 38.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 340 | 5.1 | 100.0 | 28.3 | 335 | 4.5 | 100.0 | 28.6 |
| South Asian | 80 | 1.2 | 25.0 | 31.2 | 105 | 1.4 | 30.3 | 28.6 |
| Chinese | 40 | 0.6 | 11.8 | 23.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 75 | 1.1 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 110 | 1.5 | 34.8 | 22.6 |
| Filipino | 50 | 0.7 | 14.7 | 28.4 | 55 | 0.7 | 16.7 | 30.4 |
| Arab | 15 | 0.2 | 4.4 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 25 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 37.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 22.0 | 20 | 0.3 | 4.5 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 4.5 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 3.0 | ... |
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