Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Granby, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 54,215 persons representing 61.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 5,045 persons representing 5.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 26,275 persons, representing 29.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,285 persons representing 1.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,220 persons representing 1.4% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 565 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 Canadian, with about 34,915 persons representing 39.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 22,120 persons representing 25.1% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 12,105 persons representing 13.7% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Granby (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Granby (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 34,915 | 39.6 | 1 | 46.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 22,120 | 25.1 | 2 | 49.2 |
| Québécois | 12,105 | 13.7 | 3 | 41.2 |
| French Canadian | 7,740 | 8.8 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Irish | 3,985 | 4.5 | 5 | 38.4 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 1,625 | 1.8 | 6 | 32.4 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 1,485 | 1.7 | 7 | 37.6 |
| English | 1,380 | 1.6 | 8 | 42.0 |
| Scottish | 1,265 | 1.4 | 9 | 40.0 |
| European, n.o.s. | 1,205 | 1.4 | 10 | 41.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Granby (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Granby (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 | 82,745 | 100.0 | ... | 44.0 | 88,250 | 100.0 | ... | 45.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 3,090 | 3.7 | 100.0 | 27.0 | 4,095 | 4.6 | 100.0 | 28.4 |
| South Asian | 70 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 32.8 | 95 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 37.2 |
| Chinese | 145 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 20.8 | 190 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 22.2 |
| Black | 915 | 1.1 | 29.8 | 20.6 | 1,285 | 1.5 | 31.4 | 24.2 |
| Filipino | 25 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 28.6 | 75 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 32.0 |
| Arab | 475 | 0.6 | 15.5 | 27.2 | 565 | 0.6 | 13.9 | 29.2 |
| Latin American | 1,100 | 1.3 | 35.6 | 29.4 | 1,220 | 1.4 | 29.8 | 31.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 105 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 40.4 | 180 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 28.4 |
| West Asian | 190 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 30.2 | 320 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 25.4 |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | 35 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 62.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 20 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | 90 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 28.0 |
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