List of population centres in Newfoundland and Labrador
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 2021 Census of Population , Statistics Canada listed 27 population centres in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador .[ 2] This includes the new population centres of Sheshatshiu and Stephenville Crossing .
List
The below table is a list of those population centres in Newfoundland and Labrador from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada .[ 2]
Rank
Population centre[ 2]
Size group[ 2]
Population (2021)[ 2]
Population (2016)[ 2]
Change[ 2]
Land area (km2 )[ 2]
Population density[ 2]
1
St. John's
Large urban
185,565
181,955
+2.0%
178
1,042.5/km2
2
Corner Brook
Small
19,129
19,546
−2.1%
21.6
885.6/km2
3
Grand Falls-Windsor
Small
11,986
12,519
−4.3%
12.34
971.3/km2
4
Gander
Small
9,918
10,220
−3.0%
13.64
727.1/km2
5
Labrador City
Small
9,011
8,763
+2.8%
14.5
621.4/km2
6
Stephenville
Small
7,344
7,271
+1.0%
15.48
474.4/km2
7
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Small
6,996
6,678
+4.8%
10.17
687.9/km2
8
Bay Roberts
Small
6,897
6,896
0.0%
16.88
408.6/km2
9
Carbonear
Small
6,235
6,613
−5.7%
11.16
558.7/km2
10
Clarenville -Shoal Harbour
Small
6,143
5,828
+5.4%
12.46
493.0/km2
11
Deer Lake
Small
4,346
4,632
−6.2%
8.2
530.0/km2
12
Channel-Port aux Basques
Small
3,127
3,665
−14.7%
5.17
604.8/km2
13
Bishop's Falls
Small
3,006
3,087
−2.6%
6.89
436.3/km2
14
Bonavista
Small
2,979
3,140
−5.1%
4.36
683.3/km2
15
Pasadena
Small
2,769
2,800
−1.1%
3.54
782.2/km2
16
Botwood
Small
2,741
2,819
−2.8%
5.54
494.8/km2
17
Marystown
Small
2,671
2,702
−1.1%
5.71
467.8/km2
18
Springdale
Small
2,182
2,178
+0.2%
3.76
580.3/km2
19
Grand Bank
Small
2,071
2,230
−7.1%
2.24
924.6/km2
20
Lewisporte
Small
2,064
2,179
−5.3%
2.33
885.8/km2
21
St. Anthony
Small
1,986
2,049
−3.1%
4.52
439.4/km2
22
Massey Drive
Small
1,606
1,632
−1.6%
2.45
655.5/km2
23
Placentia
Small
1,338
1,374
−2.6%
2.62
510.7/km2
24
Burgeo
Small
1,176
1,307
−10.0%
2.08
565.4/km2
25
Wabana
Small
1,091
1,325
−17.7%
2.53
431.2/km2
26
Sheshatshiu
Small
1,049
1,272
−17.5%
1.61
651.6/km2
27
Stephenville Crossing
Small
1,038
941
+10.3%
1.4
741.4/km2
Retired population centres
The former population centres of Humber Arm South , Fortune and Upper Island Cove were retired for the 2021 census.
See also
References