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 kilometre.
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 31 population centres in the province of New Brunswick.
List
The below table is a list of those population centres in New Brunswick 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 (km) | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moncton | Large urban | 119,785 | 109,075 | +9.8% | 110.73 | 1,081.8/km |
| 2 | Fredericton | Medium | 64,614 | 61,014 | +5.9% | 89.6 | 721.1/km |
| 3 | Saint John | Medium | 63,447 | 61,152 | +3.8% | 70.05 | 905.7/km |
| 4 | Quispamsis - Rothesay | Small | 24,881 | 24,549 | +1.4% | 37.05 | 671.6/km |
| 5 | Bathurst | Small | 15,985 | 15,867 | +0.7% | 27.92 | 572.5/km |
| 6 | Edmundston | Small | 13,125 | 12,945 | +1.4% | 19.06 | 688.6/km |
| 7 | Chatham - Douglastown | Small | 11,594 | 11,364 | +2.0% | 27.78 | 417.4/km |
| 8 | Campbellton | Small | 8,833 | 8,790 | +0.5% | 17.8 | 496.2/km |
| 9 | Oromocto | Small | 8,585 | 8,810 | −2.6% | 10 | 858.5/km |
| 10 | Shediac | Small | 8,563 | 7,712 | +11.0% | 14.06 | 609.0/km |
| 11 | Sussex | Small | 5,447 | 5,308 | +2.6% | 10.65 | 511.5/km |
| 12 | Woodstock | Small | 4,602 | 4,332 | +6.2% | 4.5 | 1,022.7/km |
| 13 | Tracadie-Sheila | Small | 4,528 | 4,322 | +4.8% | 9.68 | 467.8/km |
| 14 | Grand Falls / Grand-Sault | Small | 4,349 | 4,490 | −3.1% | 7.17 | 606.6/km |
| 15 | Sackville | Small | 3,798 | 3,053 | +24.4% | 6 | 633.0/km |
| 16 | Hampton | Small | 3,499 | 3,436 | +1.8% | 7.73 | 452.7/km |
| 17 | St. Stephen | Small | 3,389 | 3,233 | +4.8% | 3.57 | 949.3/km |
| 18 | Caraquet | Small | 3,190 | 3,185 | +0.2% | 7.72 | 413.2/km |
| 19 | Dalhousie | Small | 2,372 | 2,351 | +0.9% | 2.56 | 926.6/km |
| 20 | Starlight Village | Small | 2,222 | 2,193 | +1.3% | 5.27 | 421.6/km |
| 21 | Shippagan | Small | 2,189 | 2,130 | +2.8% | 2.84 | 770.8/km |
| 22 | New Maryland | Small | 2,179 | 2,219 | −1.8% | 2.7 | 807.0/km |
| 23 | Saint-Quentin | Small | 2,141 | 2,194 | −2.4% | 4.24 | 505.0/km |
| 24 | Bouctouche | Small | 1,944 | 1,845 | +5.4% | 4.83 | 402.5/km |
| 25 | Saint Andrews | Small | 1,715 | 1,511 | +13.5% | 2.55 | 672.5/km |
| 26 | Salisbury | Small | 1,546 | 1,534 | +0.8% | 2.7 | 572.6/km |
| 27 | Richibucto 15 | Small | 1,464 | 1,435 | +2.0% | 2.52 | 581.0/km |
| 28 | McEwen | Small | 1,445 | 1,462 | −1.2% | 0.83 | 1,741.0/km |
| 29 | Saint-Antoine | Small | 1,383 | 1,353 | +2.2% | 2.57 | 538.1/km |
| 30 | Wells | Small | 1,263 | 1,266 | −0.2% | 2.88 | 438.5/km |
| 31 | St. Leonard | Small | 1,043 | 1,119 | −6.8% | 2.01 | 518.9/km |
See also
References
- ^ "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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