List of population centres in Newfoundland and Labrador

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 2016 census, Statistics Canada listed 28 population centres in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]

List

Rank Population centre Size group Population in 2016  Population in 2011 
1St. John'sLarge urban178,427172,312
2Corner BrookSmall19,54719,631
3Grand Falls-WindsorSmall12,04612,209
4GanderSmall10,22010,229
5Labrador CitySmall8,6228,800
6StephenvilleSmall7,1147,149
7Bay RobertsSmall7,1006,812
8CarbonearSmall6,5206,309
9Happy Valley-Goose BaySmall6,4086,518
10Clarenville-Shoal HarbourSmall5,8095,472
11Deer LakeSmall4,6024,552
12Channel-Port aux BasquesSmall3,6653,818
13BonavistaSmall3,1403,304
14PasadenaSmall2,8002,846
15BotwoodSmall2,7632,657
16MarystownSmall2,6972,868
17Bishop's FallsSmall2,5812,658
18Grand BankSmall2,2302,360
19LewisporteSmall2,1742,126
20SpringdaleSmall2,0802,043
21St. AnthonySmall2,0492,147
22Massey DriveSmall1,6321,412
23PlacentiaSmall1,5531,598
24WabanaSmall1,3251,417
25BurgeoSmall1,3071,464
26Humber Arm SouthSmall1,1681,442
27Upper Island CoveSmall1,1421,188
28FortuneSmall1,0071,050

References

  1. 1 2 "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine.. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&TABID=1&G=1&Geo1=&Code1=&Geo2=&Code2=&GEOCODE=10
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