List of population centres in the Canadian territories
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.[1]
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 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed four population centres in the Northwest Territories.[2]
Rank | Population centre[2] | Size group[2] | Population (2021)[2] | Population (2016)[2] | Change[2] | Land area (km2)[2] | Population density[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yellowknife | Small | 19,673 | 19,141 | +2.8% | 18.11 | 1,086.3/km2 |
2 | Inuvik | Small | 3,001 | 3,140 | −4.4% | 1.6 | 1,875.6/km2 |
3 | Hay River | Small | 2,380 | 2,728 | −12.8% | 3.16 | 753.2/km2 |
4 | Fort Smith | Small | 1,749 | 2,031 | −13.9% | 2.04 | 857.4/km2 |
Nunavut
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed six population centres in Nunavut.[2] The former population centre of Kugluktuk was retired.
Rank | Population centre[2] | Size group[2] | Population (2021)[2] | Population (2016)[2] | Change[2] | Land area (km2)[2] | Population density[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Iqaluit | Small | 6,991 | 7,323 | −4.5% | 10.48 | 667.1/km2 |
2 | Arviat | Small | 2,766 | 2,581 | +7.2% | 2.42 | 1,143.0/km2 |
3 | Rankin Inlet | Small | 2,698 | 2,608 | +3.5% | 2.86 | 943.4/km2 |
4 | Baker Lake | Small | 1,653 | 1,690 | −2.2% | 1.56 | 1,059.6/km2 |
5 | Cambridge Bay | Small | 1,403 | 1,619 | −13.3% | 0.85 | 1,650.6/km2 |
6 | Gjoa Haven | Small | 1,110 | 1,197 | −7.3% | 0.7 | 1,585.7/km2 |
Yukon
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed two population centres in Yukon.[2]
Rank | Population centre[2] | Size group[2] | Population (2021)[2] | Population (2016)[2] | Change[2] | Land area (km2)[2] | Population density[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Whitehorse | Small | 24,513 | 21,770 | +12.6% | 35.97 | 681.5/km2 |
2 | Dawson | Small | 1,092 | 957 | +14.1% | 1.05 | 1,040.0/km2 |
See also
- List of the largest population centres in Canada
- List of municipalities in Yukon
- List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories
- List of municipalities in Nunavut
References
- ^ a b "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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