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 54 population centres in the province of Manitoba.
List The below table is a list of those population centres in Manitoba 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 Winnipeg Large urban Brandon Medium Steinbach Small Winkler Small Portage la Prairie Small Thompson Small Selkirk Small Morden Small Dauphin Small The Pas Small Niverville Small Stonewall Small Oakbank Small Neepawa Small Flin Flon Small Altona Small Swan River Small Lorette Small Mitchell Small Beausejour Small Carman Small Virden Small Ste. Anne Small Killarney Small La Salle Small Minnedosa Small Gimli Small Stony Mountain Small Souris Small Cross Lake 19A Small Carberry Small Morris Small Grunthal Small Blumenort Small Wasagamack Small Russell Small Roblin Small St. Adolphe Small Ile des Chênes Small Boissevain Small Pinawa Small Oak Bluff Small Cross Lake 19 Small Shilo CFB-BFC Small Nelson House 170 Small La Broquerie Small St-Pierre-Jolys Small Landmark Small Arborg Small Chemawawin 2 Small Teulon Small St. Theresa Point Small Lac du Bonnet Small St. Andrews Small
See also List of the largest population centres in Canada
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