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."From urban areas to population centres" . Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
The term was introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 27 population centres in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. 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.
RankPopulation centreSize groupPopulation (2021)Population (2016)ChangeLand area (km2)Population density St. John's Large urban Corner Brook Small Grand Falls-Windsor Small Gander Small Labrador City Small Stephenville Small Happy Valley-Goose Bay Small Bay Roberts Small Carbonear Small Clarenville-Shoal Harbour Small Deer Lake Small Channel-Port aux Basques Small Bishop's Falls Small Bonavista Small Pasadena Small Botwood Small Marystown Small Springdale Small Grand Bank Small Lewisporte Small St. Anthony Small Massey Drive Small Placentia Small Burgeo Small Wabana Small Sheshatshiu Small Stephenville Crossing Small
Retired population centres The former population centres of Humber Arm South, Fortune and Upper Island Cove were retired for the 2021 census.
See also List of the largest population centres in Canada
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