List of designated places in Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia Trunk 2 through Fall River, Nova Scotia's most populous designated place

A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.[1] It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)."[2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities.[2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.[2]

At the 2016 Census of Population, Nova Scotia had 68 designated places,[3] an increase from 65 in 2011.[4] Designated place types in Nova Scotia include 65 class IV areas and 3 retired population centres.[5] In 2016, the 68 designated places had a cumulative population of 38,983 and an average population of 573. Nova Scotia's largest designated place is Fall River with a population of 2,337.[5]

List[]

List of designated places in Nova Scotia
Name[5] Type[5] County[6] Population
(2016)[5] 		Population
(2011)[5] 		Change[5] Land area
(km2)[5] 		Population
density[5]
Alder Point Class IV area Cape Breton 484 539 −10.2% 5.14 94.2/km2
Aylesford Class IV area Kings 833 892 −6.6% 4.11 202.7/km2
Baddeck Class IV area Victoria 826 769 +7.4% 2.11 391.5/km2
Black Point Class IV area Halifax 452 453 −0.2% 1.48 305.4/km2
Boutlier's Point Class IV area Halifax 765 780 −1.9% 2.6 294.2/km2
Bras D'Or Class IV area Cape Breton 104 101 +3.0% 1.02 102.0/km2
Bridgetown Retired population centre Annapolis 949 1,014 −6.4% 3.67 258.6/km2
Brookfield Class IV area Colchester 445 529 −15.9% 1.3 342.3/km2
Brooklyn Class IV area Queens 916 970 −5.6% 9.44 97.0/km2
Cambridge Class IV area Kings 867 694 +24.9% 3.65 237.5/km2
Canning Class IV area Kings 731 761 −3.9% 1.86 393.0/km2
Carleton Corner Class IV area Annapolis 106 101 +5.0% 0.67 158.2/km2
Centreville Class IV area Kings 1,129 1,073 +5.2% 2.36 478.4/km2
Coldbrook part A[a] Class IV area Kings 240 225 +6.7% 2.23 107.6/km2
Coldbrook part B[b] Class IV area Kings 1,025 1,062 −3.5% 4.97 206.2/km2
Cornwallis Park Class IV area Annapolis 479 433 +10.6% 2.14 223.8/km2
Cow Bay Class IV area Halifax 1,257 1,255 +0.2% 5.79 217.1/km2
Donkin Class IV area Cape Breton 524 573 −8.6% 9.5 55.2/km2
Edwardsville Class IV area Cape Breton 267 313 −14.7% 8.08 33.0/km2
Elmsdale Class IV area Hants 360 354 +1.7% 2.99 120.4/km2
Enfield Class IV area Hants 37 33 +12.1% 0.12 308.3/km2
Fall River Class IV area Halifax 2,337 1,887 +23.8% 14.88 157.1/km2
Falmouth Class IV area Hants 1,368 1,213 +12.8% 5.21 262.6/km2
Freeport Class IV area Digby 223 243 −8.2% 7.59 29.4/km2
Granville Ferry Class IV area Annapolis 110 142 −22.5% 0.42 261.9/km2
Greenwood Class IV area Kings 0 0 NA 0.38 0.0/km2
Groves Point Class IV area Cape Breton 258 252 +2.4% 7.63 33.8/km2
Guysborough Class IV area Guysborough 363 403 −9.9% 3.09 117.5/km2
Hammonds Plains Road Retired population centre Halifax 1,859 1,840 +1.0% 3.18 584.6/km2
Hants Border Class IV area Kings 393 377 +4.2% 1.29 304.7/km2
Havre Boucher Class IV area Antigonish 309 289 +6.9% 2.69 114.9/km2
Hebbville Class IV area Lunenburg 802 765 +4.8% 15.8 50.8/km2
Hillside Class IV area Pictou 149 157 −5.1% 1.38 108.0/km2
Hubbards Class IV area Halifax 364 395 −7.8% 2.3 158.3/km2
Lantz Retired population centre Hants 2,229 1,533 +45.4% 2.97 750.5/km2
Lawrencetown Class IV area Annapolis 516 625 −17.4% 5.63 91.7/km2
Lequille Class IV area Annapolis 222 229 −3.1% 0.71 312.7/km2
Lingan Class IV area Cape Breton 261 247 +5.7% 4.24 61.6/km2
Little Bras D'Or Class IV area Cape Breton 135 112 +20.5% 3.85 35.1/km2
Little Pond Class IV area Cape Breton 183 209 −12.4% 4.35 42.1/km2
Louisbourg Class IV area Cape Breton 877 946 −7.3% 3.3 265.8/km2
Masstown Class IV area Colchester 164 164 0.0% 0.76 215.8/km2
Mill Creek Class IV area Cape Breton 430 473 −9.1% 7.29 59.0/km2
Milton Class IV area Queens 999 1,091 −8.4% 7.19 138.9/km2
Milton Highlands Class IV area Yarmouth 343 339 +1.2% 1.48 231.8/km2
New Germany Class IV area Lunenburg 458 447 +2.5% 2.49 183.9/km2
Point Aconi Class IV area Cape Breton 134 144 −6.9% 10.11 13.3/km2
Port Caledonia Class IV area Cape Breton 214 206 +3.9% 10.05 21.3/km2
Port Hastings Class IV area Inverness 89 106 −16.0% 0.86 103.5/km2
Port Williams Class IV area Kings 1,186 1,050 +13.0% 2.96 400.7/km2
Priestville Class IV area Pictou 163 117 +39.3% 0.72 226.4/km2
Prime Brook Class IV area Cape Breton 183 220 −16.8% 6.77 27.0/km2
Pugwash Class IV area Cumberland 736 744 −1.1% 9.81 75.0/km2
River Hebert Class IV area Cumberland 453 545 −16.9% 6.03 75.1/km2
River Ryan Class IV area Cape Breton 238 240 −0.8% 4.73 50.3/km2
Sandy Point Class IV area Shelburne 347 346 +0.3% 2.44 142.2/km2
Shubenacadie part A[c] Class IV area Hants 735 715 +2.8% 4 183.8/km2
Shubenacadie part B[d] Class IV area Colchester 187 110 +70.0% 2.12 88.2/km2
St. Margaret's Bay Class IV area Halifax 782 800 −2.2% 2.51 311.6/km2
Sydney River Class IV area Cape Breton 367 344 +6.7% 6.68 54.9/km2
Tatamagouche Class IV area Colchester 755 752 +0.4% 8.05 93.8/km2
Terrence Bay Class IV area Halifax 749 757 −1.1% 3.37 222.3/km2
Tower Road Class IV area Cape Breton 272 307 −11.4% 9.07 30.0/km2
Upper North Sydney Class IV area Cape Breton 406 383 +6.0% 11.2 36.3/km2
Waterville Class IV area Kings 747 931 −19.8% 1.87 399.5/km2
Waverley Class IV area Halifax 813 806 +0.9% 2.9 280.3/km2
Wedgeport Class IV area Yarmouth 1,061 1,180 −10.1% 9.71 109.3/km2
Westport Class IV area Digby 218 234 −6.8% 11.7 18.6/km2
Total designated places — — 38,983 38,339 +1.7% 312.99 124.6/km2
Province of Nova Scotia — — 923,598 921,727 +0.2% 52,942.27 17.4/km2

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ One of two parts of Coldbrook.
  2. ^ One of two parts of Coldbrook.
  3. ^ One of two parts of Shubenacadie.
  4. ^ One of two parts of Shubenacadie.

References[]

  1. ^ "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. November 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Census Dictionary: Table 1 – Geographic units by province and territory, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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