Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Jacques, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 2,750 persons representing 64.9% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 300 persons representing 7.1% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,120 persons, representing 26.4% 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 1,460 persons representing 34.5% of the total population. The second origin was Québécois, with about 1,025 persons representing 24.2% of the total population. The third origin was French, n.o.s., with about 890 persons representing 21.0% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Jacques (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Jacques (Municipalité), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 1,460 | 34.5 | 1 | 39.2 |
Québécois | 1,025 | 24.2 | 2 | 35.6 |
French, n.o.s. | 890 | 21.0 | 3 | 53.6 |
Acadian | 340 | 8.0 | 4 | 59.2 |
French Canadian | 275 | 6.5 | 5 | 36.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Jacques (Municipalité), 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 | 3,855 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 | 4,235 | 100.0 | ... | 43.2 |
Total visible minority population | 55 | 1.4 | 100.0 | 31.6 | 65 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 27.0 |
South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Black | 35 | 0.9 | 54.5 | 24.0 | 10 | 0.2 | 16.7 | ... |
Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.4 | 33.3 | ... |
Latin American | 15 | 0.4 | 36.4 | 40.0 | 10 | 0.2 | 16.7 | ... |
Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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