List of population centres in Newfoundland and Labrador

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 28 population centres in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]

List

Rank	Population centre[2]	Size group[2]	Population (2016)[2]	Population (2011)[2]	% Change[2]
1	St. John's	Large urban	178,427	172,312	+3.5%
2	Corner Brook	Small	19,547	19,631	-0.4%
3	Grand Falls-Windsor	Small	12,046	12,209	-1.3%
4	Gander	Small	10,220	10,229	-0.9%
5	Labrador City	Small	8,622	8,800	-2.0%
6	Stephenville	Small	7,114	7,149	-0.5%
7	Bay Roberts	Small	7,100	6,812	+4.2%
8	Carbonear	Small	6,520	6,309	+3.3%
9	Happy Valley-Goose Bay	Small	6,408	6,518	-1.7%
10	Clarenville-Shoal Harbour	Small	5,809	5,472	+6.2%
11	Deer Lake	Small	4,602	4,552	+1.1%
12	Channel-Port aux Basques	Small	3,665	3,818	-4.0%
13	Bonavista	Small	3,140	3,304	-5.0%
14	Pasadena	Small	2,800	2,846	-1.6%
15	Botwood	Small	2,763	2,657	+4.0%
16	Marystown	Small	2,697	2,868	-6.0%
17	Bishop's Falls	Small	2,581	2,658	-2.9%
18	Grand Bank	Small	2,230	2,360	-5.5%
19	Lewisporte	Small	2,174	2,126	+2.3%
20	Springdale	Small	2,080	2,043	+1.8%
21	St. Anthony	Small	2,049	2,147	-4.6%
22	Massey Drive	Small	1,632	1,412	+15.6%
23	Placentia	Small	1,553	1,598	-2.8%
24	Wabana	Small	1,325	1,417	-6.5%
25	Burgeo	Small	1,307	1,464	-10.7%
26	Humber Arm South	Small	1,168	1,442	-19.0%
27	Upper Island Cove	Small	1,142	1,188	-3.9%
28	Fortune	Small	1,007	1,050	-4.1%

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 (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2020.