Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Shefford, Canton (municipalité de)
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 3,960 persons representing 54.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 460 persons representing 6.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,680 persons, representing 37.0% 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 2,490 persons representing 34.4% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,230 persons representing 30.8% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 1,070 persons representing 14.8% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Shefford (Canton (municipalité de)), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Shefford (Canton (municipalité de)), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,490 | 34.4 | 1 | 48.0 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,230 | 30.8 | 2 | 48.4 |
| Québécois | 1,070 | 14.8 | 3 | 40.0 |
| French Canadian | 570 | 7.9 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Irish | 470 | 6.5 | 5 | 38.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Shefford (Canton (municipalité de)), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Shefford (Canton (municipalité de)), 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 | 6,870 | 100.0 | ... | 41.2 | 7,245 | 100.0 | ... | 46.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 95 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 90 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 41.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.4 | 31.6 | 23.0 | 15 | 0.2 | 11.1 | ... |
| Black | 10 | 0.1 | 15.8 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 11.1 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 10 | 0.1 | 10.5 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 35 | 0.5 | 38.9 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.2 | 16.7 | ... |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 20 | 0.3 | 21.1 | 29.0 | 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 | 20 | 0.3 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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