List of population centres in New Brunswick

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.[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 31 population centres in the province of New Brunswick.[2]

List

Rank	Population centre[2]	Size group[2]	Population (2016)[2]	Population (2011)[2]	% Change[2]
1	Moncton	Large urban	108,620	103,926	+4.5%
2	Fredericton	Medium	59,405	56,663	+4.8%
3	Saint John	Medium	58,341	60,459	-3.5%
4	Quispamsis-Rothesay	Small	24,445	23,862	+2.4%
5	Bathurst	Small	15,557	15,990	-2.7%
6	Edmundston	Small	12,086	12,005	+0.7%
7	Chatham - Douglastown	Small	11,329	11,443	-1.0%
8	Campbellton (NB/QC)	Small	10,716	11,990	-10.6%
9	Oromocto	Small	8,805	8,675	+1.5%
10	Shediac	Small	7,184	6,561	+9.5%
11	Sussex	Small	5,298	5,148	+2.9%
12	Woodstock	Small	4,277	4,287	-0.2%
13	Grand Falls / Grand-Sault	Small	4,221	4,201	+0.5%
14	Hampton	Small	3,436	3,440	-0.1%
15	St. Stephen	Small	3,233	3,520	-8.2%
16	Tracadie-Sheila	Small	3,184	3,135	+1.6%
17	Caraquet	Small	3,108	3,079	+0.9%
18	Sackville	Small	2,963	2,912	+1.8%
19	Dalhousie	Small	2,351	2,599	-9.5%
20	New Maryland	Small	2,219	2,253	-1.5%
21	Saint-Quentin	Small	2,194	2,095	+4.7%
22	Shippagan	Small	2,130	2,110	+0.9%
23	Starlight Village	Small	2,127	2,089	+1.8%
24	Bouctouche	Small	1,722	1,709	+0.8%
25	Salisbury	Small	1,534	1,493	+2.7%
26	Saint Andrews	Small	1,501	1,560	-3.8%
27	McEwen	Small	1,462	1,515	-3.5%
28	Wells	Small	1,266	1,371	-7.7%
29	Saint-Antoine	Small	1,252	1,182	5.9%
30	St. Leonard	Small	1,099	1,059	+3.8%
31	Richibucto 15	Small	1,053	1,173	-10.2%

References

1. "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (New Brunswick)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2020.