List of population centres in Newfoundland and Labrador

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]

In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed 30 population centres in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.^[2]

List

Rank	Population centre	Size group	Population in 2011	Population in 2006
1	St. John's	Large urban	165,346	152,729
2	Corner Brook	Small	19,759	19,976
3	Grand Falls-Windsor	Small	12,714	12,471
4	Bay Roberts	Small	10,638	10,180
5	Gander	Small	10,234	9,410
6	Labrador City	Small	9,228	8,979
7	Carbonear	Small	7,337	7,199
8	Happy Valley-Goose Bay	Small	6,427	6,588
9	Stephenville	Small	6,416	6,294
10	Goulds	Small	4,525	4,587
11	Clarenville-Shoal Harbour	Small	4,406	3,873
12	Marystown	Small	4,181	4,026
13	Deer Lake	Small	3,977	3,971
14	Channel-Port aux Basques	Small	3,794	4,113
15	Bonavista	Small	3,319	3,535
16	Bishop's Falls	Small	3,262	3,326
17	Lewisporte	Small	3,047	2,846
18	Botwood	Small	3,008	3,052
19	Springdale	Small	2,907	2,764
20	Dunville	Small	2,853	3,133
21	Pasadena	Small	2,636	2,505
22	Grand Bank	Small	2,355	2,518
23	St. Anthony	Small	2,351	2,442
24	Wabana	Small	2,346	2,418
25	Harbour Breton	Small	1,711	1,877
26	Gambo	Small	1,688	1,745
27	Burgeo	Small	1,464	1,602
28	Humber Arm South	Small	1,442	1,305
29	Stephenville Crossing	Small	1,140	1,209
30	Fortune	Small	1,055	1,045

References

1. "From urban areas to population centres". Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
2. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Newfoundland and Labrador. Statistics Canada.