Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Le Haut-Richelieu, Municipalité régionale de comté
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 74,440 persons representing 62.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 6,870 persons representing 5.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 34,290 persons, representing 28.8% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 1,410 persons representing 1.2% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 860 persons representing 0.7% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 740 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 46,675 persons representing 39.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 27,255 persons representing 22.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 17,870 persons representing 15.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Le Haut-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011 and 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Le Haut-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 46,675 | 39.2 | 1 | 42.4 |
French, n.o.s. | 27,255 | 22.9 | 2 | 46.8 |
Québécois | 17,870 | 15.0 | 3 | 38.8 |
French Canadian | 10,360 | 8.7 | 4 | 52.0 |
Irish | 6,680 | 5.6 | 5 | 36.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Le Haut-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Le Haut-Richelieu (Municipalité régionale de comté), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 114,700 | 100.0 | ... | 41.1 | 119,040 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 |
Total visible minority population | 2,450 | 2.1 | 100.0 | 30.9 | 4,320 | 3.6 | 100.0 | 31.4 |
South Asian | 65 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 38.5 | 175 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 37.2 |
Chinese | 235 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 23.7 | 255 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 23.2 |
Black | 845 | 0.7 | 34.5 | 27.3 | 1,410 | 1.2 | 32.5 | 26.4 |
Filipino | 75 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 31.2 | 100 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 29.8 |
Arab | 390 | 0.3 | 16.1 | 34.1 | 740 | 0.6 | 17.1 | 33.2 |
Latin American | 430 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 37.5 | 860 | 0.7 | 19.9 | 36.8 |
Southeast Asian | 255 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 32.2 | 355 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 30.8 |
West Asian | 20 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 24.0 | 230 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 32.8 |
Korean | 25 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 19.0 | 50 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 36.4 |
Japanese | 20 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 40.0 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 34.8 |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 65 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 33.5 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... |
Multiple visible minorities | 30 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 30.0 | 95 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 24.8 |
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