List of population centres in Newfoundland and Labrador

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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.

The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.

In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 27 population centres in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This includes the new population centres of Sheshatshiu and Stephenville Crossing.

List

The 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.

Rank Population centre Size group Population (2021) Population (2016) Change Land area (km2) Population density
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

The former population centres of Humber Arm South, Fortune and Upper Island Cove were retired for the 2021 census.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
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