Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Lin--Laurentides, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 13,425 persons representing 56.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,210 persons representing 5.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 8,740 persons, representing 36.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 490 persons representing 2.1% of the total population. The second group was Arab, with about 205 persons representing 0.9% of the total population. The third group was Latin American, with about 155 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 9,895 persons representing 41.5% of the total population. The second origin was Québécois, with about 4,470 persons representing 18.7% of the total population. The third origin was French, n.o.s., with about 3,855 persons representing 16.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 9,895 | 41.5 | 1 | 33.2 |
| Québécois | 4,470 | 18.7 | 2 | 32.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 3,855 | 16.2 | 3 | 38.8 |
| French Canadian | 1,360 | 5.7 | 4 | 48.4 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 1,255 | 5.3 | 5 | 32.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville), 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 | 20,600 | 100.0 | ... | 36.0 | 23,870 | 100.0 | ... | 34.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 445 | 2.2 | 100.0 | 26.7 | 945 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 27.2 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 0.1 | 3.2 | ... |
| Chinese | 20 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 30.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... |
| Black | 200 | 1.0 | 45.5 | 23.4 | 490 | 2.1 | 51.9 | 23.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... |
| Arab | 60 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 30.0 | 205 | 0.9 | 21.7 | 28.2 |
| Latin American | 140 | 0.7 | 33.0 | 26.8 | 155 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 31.6 |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 38.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... |
| 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 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... |
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