List of population centres in Nova Scotia
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.[1]
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 37 population centres in the province of Nova Scotia.[2]
Rank | Population centre[2] | Size group[2] | Population (2016)[2] | Population (2011)[2] | % Change[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Halifax | Large urban | 316,701 | 304,979 | +3.8% |
2 | Cape Breton - Sydney | Small | 29,904 | 30,175 | -0.9% |
3 | Truro | Small | 22,954 | 22,470 | +2.2% |
4 | New Glasgow | Small | 18,665 | 19,623 | -4.9% |
5 | Glace Bay | Small | 17,556 | 18,475 | -5.0% |
6 | Sydney Mines | Small | 12,823 | 12,964 | -1.1% |
7 | Kentville | Small | 12,088 | 12,124 | -0.3% |
8 | Amherst | Small | 9,550 | 9,868 | -3.2% |
9 | Bridgewater | Small | 8,532 | 8,241 | +3.5% |
10 | New Waterford | Small | 7,344 | 7,322 | +0.3% |
11 | Yarmouth | Small | 7,217 | 7,367 | -2.0% |
12 | Kingston - Greenwood | Small | 6,879 | 6,840 | +0.6% |
13 | Enfield - Lantz | Small | 6,807 | 5,941 | +14.6% |
14 | Windsor | Small | 5,248 | 5,013 | +4.7% |
15 | Antigonish | Small | 5,002 | 5,049 | -0.9% |
16 | Wolfville | Small | 4,195 | 4,269 | -1.7% |
17 | Port Hawkesbury | Small | 3,004 | 3,167 | -5.1% |
18 | Springhill | Small | 2,743 | 2,978 | -7.9% |
19 | Pictou | Small | 2,711 | 2,909 | -6.8% |
20 | Liverpool | Small | 2,549 | 2,624 | -2.9% |
21 | Lake Echo | Small | 2,515 | 2,682 | -6.2% |
22 | Berwick | Small | 2,449 | 2,368 | +3.4% |
23 | Eskasoni 3 | Small | 2,120 | 1,940 | +9.3% |
24 | Lunenburg | Small | 2,085 | 2,126 | -1.9% |
25 | Digby | Small | 2,060 | 2,152 | -4.3% |
26 | Howie Centre | Small | 1,733 | 1,783 | -4.3% |
27 | Still Water Lake | Small | 1,586 | 1,682 | -5.7% |
28 | Hantsport | Small | 1,560 | 1,565 | -0.3% |
29 | Chester | Small | 1,458 | 1,484 | -1.8% |
30 | Brookside | Small | 1,441 | 1,531 | -5.9% |
31 | Middleton | Small | 1,391 | 1,390 | +0.1% |
32 | Shelburne | Small | 1,330 | 1,228 | +8.3% |
33 | Inverness | Small | 1,248 | 1,221 | +2.2% |
34 | English Corner | Small | 1,151 | 1,095 | 5.1% |
35 | Centreville | Small | 1,129 | 1,073 | -4.3% |
36 | Hayes Subdivision | Small | 1,121 | 1,090 | +2.8% |
38 | Port Williams | Small | 1,120 | 962 | -4.3% |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
Categories:
- Lists of populated places in Nova Scotia
- Lists of urban areas