Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Cowansville, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 7,970 persons representing 55.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 895 persons representing 6.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,675 persons, representing 32.7% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 120 persons representing 0.8% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 60 persons representing 0.4% of the total population. The third group was Chinese, with about 40 persons representing 0.3% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 5,045 persons representing 35.3% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,745 persons representing 26.2% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,705 persons representing 11.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Cowansville (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Cowansville (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,045 | 35.3 | 1 | 48.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,745 | 26.2 | 2 | 46.0 |
| Québécois | 1,705 | 11.9 | 3 | 39.6 |
| Irish | 1,340 | 9.4 | 4 | 38.8 |
| French Canadian | 1,125 | 7.9 | 5 | 57.6 |
| English | 700 | 4.9 | 6 | 42.8 |
| Scottish | 640 | 4.5 | 7 | 42.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 470 | 3.3 | 8 | 26.2 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 435 | 3.0 | 9 | 40.8 |
| German | 355 | 2.5 | 10 | 43.2 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Cowansville (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Cowansville (CA), 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 | 12,745 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 | 14,285 | 100.0 | ... | 47.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 240 | 1.9 | 100.0 | 27.4 | 290 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 34.4 |
| South Asian | 30 | 0.2 | 12.5 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 8.6 | ... |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.4 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 40 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 28.6 |
| Black | 60 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 16.6 | 120 | 0.8 | 41.4 | 34.0 |
| Filipino | 20 | 0.2 | 10.4 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 8.6 | ... |
| Arab | 25 | 0.2 | 12.5 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 3.4 | ... |
| Latin American | 30 | 0.2 | 12.5 | 27.4 | 60 | 0.4 | 22.4 | 37.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 15 | 0.1 | 6.3 | ... | 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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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