Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Amos, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 8,635 persons representing 71.3% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 470 persons representing 3.9% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 2,875 persons, representing 23.8% 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 5,310 persons representing 43.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 2,180 persons representing 18.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,080 persons representing 17.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Amos (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Amos (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,310 | 43.9 | 1 | 44.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 2,180 | 18.0 | 2 | 47.2 |
| Québécois | 2,080 | 17.2 | 3 | 42.0 |
| French Canadian | 1,180 | 9.7 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 415 | 3.4 | 5 | 30.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Amos (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Amos (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 | 12,250 | 100.0 | ... | 41.4 | 12,105 | 100.0 | ... | 43.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 175 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 35.8 | 310 | 2.6 | 100.0 | 27.0 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 35 | 0.3 | 22.9 | 28.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 4.9 | ... |
| Black | 25 | 0.2 | 17.1 | 28.0 | 175 | 1.4 | 57.4 | 34.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 30 | 0.2 | 8.2 | ... |
| Arab | 15 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 36.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 11.5 | ... |
| Latin American | 20 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 56.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 40 | 0.3 | 22.9 | 40.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 59.2 |
| West Asian | 30 | 0.2 | 17.1 | 34.0 | 20 | 0.2 | 6.6 | ... |
| 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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