A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km2.[1]
The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 27 population centres in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] This includes the new population centres of Sheshatshiu and Stephenville Crossing.
List
editThe below table is a list of those population centres in Newfoundland and Labrador from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada.[2]
Rank | Population centre[2] | Size group[2] | Population (2021)[2] | Population (2016)[2] | Change[2] | Land area (km2)[2] | Population density[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St. John's | Large urban | 185,565 | 181,955 | +2.0% | 178 | 1,042.5/km2 |
2 | Corner Brook | Small | 19,129 | 19,546 | −2.1% | 21.6 | 885.6/km2 |
3 | Grand Falls-Windsor | Small | 11,986 | 12,519 | −4.3% | 12.34 | 971.3/km2 |
4 | Gander | Small | 9,918 | 10,220 | −3.0% | 13.64 | 727.1/km2 |
5 | Labrador City | Small | 9,011 | 8,763 | +2.8% | 14.5 | 621.4/km2 |
6 | Stephenville | Small | 7,344 | 7,271 | +1.0% | 15.48 | 474.4/km2 |
7 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | Small | 6,996 | 6,678 | +4.8% | 10.17 | 687.9/km2 |
8 | Bay Roberts | Small | 6,897 | 6,896 | 0.0% | 16.88 | 408.6/km2 |
9 | Carbonear | Small | 6,235 | 6,613 | −5.7% | 11.16 | 558.7/km2 |
10 | Clarenville-Shoal Harbour | Small | 6,143 | 5,828 | +5.4% | 12.46 | 493.0/km2 |
11 | Deer Lake | Small | 4,346 | 4,632 | −6.2% | 8.2 | 530.0/km2 |
12 | Channel-Port aux Basques | Small | 3,127 | 3,665 | −14.7% | 5.17 | 604.8/km2 |
13 | Bishop's Falls | Small | 3,006 | 3,087 | −2.6% | 6.89 | 436.3/km2 |
14 | Bonavista | Small | 2,979 | 3,140 | −5.1% | 4.36 | 683.3/km2 |
15 | Pasadena | Small | 2,769 | 2,800 | −1.1% | 3.54 | 782.2/km2 |
16 | Botwood | Small | 2,741 | 2,819 | −2.8% | 5.54 | 494.8/km2 |
17 | Marystown | Small | 2,671 | 2,702 | −1.1% | 5.71 | 467.8/km2 |
18 | Springdale | Small | 2,182 | 2,178 | +0.2% | 3.76 | 580.3/km2 |
19 | Grand Bank | Small | 2,071 | 2,230 | −7.1% | 2.24 | 924.6/km2 |
20 | Lewisporte | Small | 2,064 | 2,179 | −5.3% | 2.33 | 885.8/km2 |
21 | St. Anthony | Small | 1,986 | 2,049 | −3.1% | 4.52 | 439.4/km2 |
22 | Massey Drive | Small | 1,606 | 1,632 | −1.6% | 2.45 | 655.5/km2 |
23 | Placentia | Small | 1,338 | 1,374 | −2.6% | 2.62 | 510.7/km2 |
24 | Burgeo | Small | 1,176 | 1,307 | −10.0% | 2.08 | 565.4/km2 |
25 | Wabana | Small | 1,091 | 1,325 | −17.7% | 2.53 | 431.2/km2 |
26 | Sheshatshiu | Small | 1,049 | 1,272 | −17.5% | 1.61 | 651.6/km2 |
27 | Stephenville Crossing | Small | 1,038 | 941 | +10.3% | 1.4 | 741.4/km2 |
Retired population centres
editThe former population centres of Humber Arm South, Fortune and Upper Island Cove were retired for the 2021 census.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.