List of population centres in Newfoundland and Labrador
Main article: List of the 100 largest population centres in Canada
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 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed 30 population centres in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]
List
Rank | Population centre | Size group | Population in 2011 | Population in 2006 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St. John's | Large urban | 165,346 | 152,729 |
2 | Corner Brook | Small | 19,759 | 19,976 |
3 | Grand Falls-Windsor | Small | 12,714 | 12,471 |
4 | Bay Roberts | Small | 10,638 | 10,180 |
5 | Gander | Small | 10,234 | 9,410 |
6 | Labrador City | Small | 9,228 | 8,979 |
7 | Carbonear | Small | 7,337 | 7,199 |
8 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | Small | 6,427 | 6,588 |
9 | Stephenville | Small | 6,416 | 6,294 |
10 | Goulds | Small | 4,525 | 4,587 |
11 | Clarenville-Shoal Harbour | Small | 4,406 | 3,873 |
12 | Marystown | Small | 4,181 | 4,026 |
13 | Deer Lake | Small | 3,977 | 3,971 |
14 | Channel-Port aux Basques | Small | 3,794 | 4,113 |
15 | Bonavista | Small | 3,319 | 3,535 |
16 | Bishop's Falls | Small | 3,262 | 3,326 |
17 | Lewisporte | Small | 3,047 | 2,846 |
18 | Botwood | Small | 3,008 | 3,052 |
19 | Springdale | Small | 2,907 | 2,764 |
20 | Dunville | Small | 2,853 | 3,133 |
21 | Pasadena | Small | 2,636 | 2,505 |
22 | Grand Bank | Small | 2,355 | 2,518 |
23 | St. Anthony | Small | 2,351 | 2,442 |
24 | Wabana | Small | 2,346 | 2,418 |
25 | Harbour Breton | Small | 1,711 | 1,877 |
26 | Gambo | Small | 1,688 | 1,745 |
27 | Burgeo | Small | 1,464 | 1,602 |
28 | Humber Arm South | Small | 1,442 | 1,305 |
29 | Stephenville Crossing | Small | 1,140 | 1,209 |
30 | Fortune | Small | 1,055 | 1,045 |
References
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