Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
High River, Census agglomeration
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,145 persons representing 22.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 2,495 persons representing 17.7% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,685 persons, representing 40.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Filipino, with about 1,480 persons representing 10.5% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 280 persons representing 2.0% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 220 persons representing 1.6% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was English, with about 3,745 persons representing 26.5% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 2,690 persons representing 19.1% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 2,580 persons representing 18.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, High River (CA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, High River (CA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 3,745 | 26.5 | 1 | 49.6 |
| Scottish | 2,690 | 19.1 | 2 | 49.2 |
| Irish | 2,580 | 18.3 | 3 | 46.8 |
| German | 2,205 | 15.6 | 4 | 46.4 |
| Canadian | 1,935 | 13.7 | 5 | 34.0 |
| Filipino | 1,390 | 9.9 | 6 | 29.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 1,105 | 7.8 | 7 | 38.8 |
| Ukrainian | 870 | 6.2 | 8 | 37.2 |
| Norwegian | 645 | 4.6 | 9 | 55.6 |
| Dutch | 630 | 4.5 | 10 | 43.6 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, High River (CA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, High River (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 | 13,325 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 | 14,110 | 100.0 | ... | 44.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 1,615 | 12.1 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 2,475 | 17.5 | 100.0 | 30.8 |
| South Asian | 140 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 29.4 | 170 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 37.6 |
| Chinese | 60 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 19.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... |
| Black | 140 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 31.2 | 220 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 23.2 |
| Filipino | 890 | 6.7 | 54.6 | 33.2 | 1,480 | 10.5 | 59.8 | 30.6 |
| Arab | 90 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 29.2 | 110 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 29.0 |
| Latin American | 155 | 1.2 | 9.3 | 27.6 | 280 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 31.2 |
| Southeast Asian | 60 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 35.2 | 95 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 35.2 |
| West Asian | 10 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 10 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 50 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 18.2 | 65 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 14.0 |
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