List of population centres in Nova Scotia

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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.[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%

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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 "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.
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