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 kilometre."From urban areas to population centres" . Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
The term was first 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 31 population centres in the province of New Brunswick.
List The below table is a list of those population centres in New Brunswick 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 Moncton Large urban Fredericton Medium Saint John Medium Quispamsis - Rothesay Small Bathurst Small Edmundston Small Chatham - Douglastown Small Campbellton Small Oromocto Small Shediac Small Sussex Small Woodstock Small Tracadie-Sheila Small Grand Falls / Grand-Sault Small Sackville Small Hampton Small St. Stephen Small Caraquet Small Dalhousie Small Starlight Village Small Shippagan Small New Maryland Small Saint-Quentin Small Bouctouche Small Saint Andrews Small Salisbury Small Richibucto 15 Small McEwen Small Saint-Antoine Small Wells Small St. Leonard Small
See also List of the largest population centres in Canada
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