Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Amos, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 12,580 persons representing 69.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 785 persons representing 4.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 4,555 persons, representing 25.0% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 185 persons representing 1.0% of the total population. The second group was Southeast Asian, with about 35 persons representing 0.2% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 30 persons representing 0.2% 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 7,950 persons representing 43.6% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,330 persons representing 18.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 3,095 persons representing 17.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Amos (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Amos (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 7,950 | 43.6 | 1 | 44.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,330 | 18.3 | 2 | 46.4 |
| Québécois | 3,095 | 17.0 | 3 | 40.4 |
| French Canadian | 1,605 | 8.8 | 4 | 48.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 685 | 3.8 | 5 | 32.4 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 580 | 3.2 | 6 | 31.8 |
| Irish | 465 | 2.6 | 7 | 38.0 |
| Christian, n.i.e. | 370 | 2.0 | 8 | 37.2 |
| Algonquin | 300 | 1.6 | 9 | 29.6 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 180 | 1.0 | 10 | 29.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Amos (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Amos (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 | 18,290 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 | 18,215 | 100.0 | ... | 42.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 185 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 34.4 | 310 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 27.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.2 | 19.4 | 28.4 | 10 | 0.1 | 4.8 | ... |
| Black | 30 | 0.2 | 16.7 | ... | 185 | 1.0 | 58.1 | 34.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 8.1 | ... |
| Arab | 20 | 0.1 | 11.1 | ... | 30 | 0.2 | 9.7 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.1 | 11.1 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 45 | 0.2 | 22.2 | 29.4 | 35 | 0.2 | 9.7 | 59.2 |
| West Asian | 30 | 0.2 | 16.7 | ... | 20 | 0.1 | 4.8 | ... |
| 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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