List of population centres in the Canadian Territories

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]

Main article: List of the 100 largest population centres in Canada

The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.[1]

Northwest Territories

In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed three population centres in the Northwest Territories.[2]

Rank Population centre Size group Population in 2016 Population in 2011 [3] % Change
1 Yellowknife Small 18,884 18,676 +1.1%
2 Inuvik Small 3,140 3,359 -6.5%
3 Hay River Small 2,728 2,806 -2.6%
4 Fort Smith Small 2,031 1,621 +25.3%

Nunavut

In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed seven population centres in Nunavut.[4]

Rank Population centre Size group Population in 2016 Population in 2011 [3] % Change
1 Iqaluit Small 7,082 6,418 +10.3%
2 Rankin Inlet Small 2,441 1,905 +28.1%
3 Arviat Small 2,514 1,810 +38.9%
4 Cambridge Bay Small 1,619 1,452 +11.5%
5 Baker Lake Small 1,690 1,537 +10.0%
6 Gjoa Haven Small 1,197 1,214 -1.4%
7 Kugluktuk Small 1,057 1,047 +1.0%

Yukon

In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed one population centre in Yukon.[5]

Rank Population centre Size group Population in 2016 Population in 2011 [3] % Change
1 Whitehorse Small 21,732 20,296 7.1%

See also

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, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Northwest Territories. Statistics Canada.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada, January 12, 2012.
  4. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Nunavut. Statistics Canada.
  5. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Yukon. Statistics Canada.
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