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]

Main article: List of the 100 largest population centres in Canada

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  % Change
1St. John'sLarge urban178,427172,312 +3.5%
2Corner BrookSmall19,54719,631 -0.4%
3Grand Falls-WindsorSmall12,04612,209 -1.3%
4GanderSmall10,22010,229 -0.9%
5Labrador CitySmall8,6228,800 -2.0%
6StephenvilleSmall7,1147,149 -0.5%
7Bay RobertsSmall7,1006,812 +4.2%
8CarbonearSmall6,5206,309 +3.3%
9Happy Valley-Goose BaySmall6,4086,518 -1.7%
10Clarenville-Shoal HarbourSmall5,8095,472 +6.2%
11Deer LakeSmall4,6024,552 +1.1%
12Channel-Port aux BasquesSmall3,6653,818 -4.0%
13BonavistaSmall3,1403,304 -5.0%
14PasadenaSmall2,8002,846 -1.6%
15BotwoodSmall2,7632,657 +4.0%
16MarystownSmall2,6972,868 -6.0%
17Bishop's FallsSmall2,5812,658 -2.9%
18Grand BankSmall2,2302,360 -5.5%
19LewisporteSmall2,1742,126 +2.3%
20SpringdaleSmall2,0802,043 +1.8%
21St. AnthonySmall2,0492,147 -4.6%
22Massey DriveSmall1,6321,412 +15.6%
23PlacentiaSmall1,5531,598 -2.8%
24WabanaSmall1,3251,417 -6.5%
25BurgeoSmall1,3071,464 -10.7%
26Humber Arm SouthSmall1,1681,442 -19.0%
27Upper Island CoveSmall1,1421,188 -3.9%
28FortuneSmall1,0071,050 -4.1%

References
  1. "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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