List of population centres in Ontario

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 270 population centres in the province of Ontario.[2]

List

Rank Population centre Size group Population in 2011  Population in 2006 
1 Toronto Large urban 5,132,794 4,732,361
2 Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) Large urban 697,267 651,612
3 Hamilton Large urban 670,580 647,682
4 Kitchener Large urban 444,681 422,514
5 London Large urban 366,191 353,874
6 St. Catharines - Niagara Large urban 309,319 308,820
7 Oshawa Large urban 290,937 270,059
8 Windsor Large urban 276,165 278,869
9 Barrie Large urban 166,634 157,501
10 Guelph Large urban 122,362 115,635
11 Kingston Large urban 117,787 112,580
12 Sudbury Large urban 106,840 106,612
13 Thunder Bay Large urban 102,222 103,247
14 Kanata Large urban 101,760 86,632
15 Brantford Medium 93,650 90,192
16 Peterborough Medium 80,660 77,348
17 Sarnia Medium 79,526 78,827
18 Milton Medium 75,573 45,486
19 Sault Ste. Marie Medium 67,646 67,734
20 Belleville Medium 63,985 64,310
21 North Bay Medium 53,515 53,100
22 Cornwall Medium 49,243 48,792
23 Chatham Medium 44,074 45,783
24 Bowmanville - Newcastle Medium 43,555 38,265
25 St. Thomas Medium 41,688 39,573
26 Georgetown Medium 40,150 36,755
27 Woodstock Medium 37,362 35,424
28 Midland Medium 31,428 31,312
29 Leamington Medium 31,254 31,113
30 Stratford Medium 30,886 30,516
31 Orangeville Medium 30,729 29,110
32 Timmins Medium 30,614 30,253
33 Orillia Medium 30,586 30,259
34 Bolton Small 25,954 26,232
35 Keswick - Elmhurst Beach Small 25,527 24,502
36 Stouffville Small 24,886 12,411
37 Brockville Small 23,354 23,620
38 Bradford Small 22,378 19,212
39 Owen Sound Small 22,134 22,208
40 Valley East Small 20,676 19,655
41 Lindsay Small 20,354 19,361
42 Fergus Small 19,126 18,349
43 Cobourg Small 18,519 18,210
44 Collingwood Small 17,233 15,964
45 Pembroke Small 16,146 15,555
46 Fort Erie Small 15,568 15,744
47 Alliston Small 15,379 12,523
48 Tillsonburg Small 15,301 14,822
49 Simcoe Small 14,777 14,522
50 Strathroy Small 14,221 13,541
51 Amherstburg Small 13,330 13,499
52 Petawawa Small 12,352 11,002
53 Port Hope Small 12,230 12,356
54 Ingersoll Small 12,146 11,760
55 New Hamburg Small 11,953 10,315
56 Paris Small 11,763 11,177
57 Uxbridge Small 11,531 10,175
58 Kenora Small 11,306 11,316
59 Elliot Lake Small 11,185 11,420
60 Rockland Small 11,099 9,210
61 Wasaga Beach Small 11,038 9,895
62 Beamsville Small 10,679 9,703
63 Hawkesbury (Ontario part) Small 10,551 10,869
64 Wallaceburg Small 10,163 10,703
65 Arnprior Small 10,099 9,076
66 Carleton Place Small 10,013 9,658
67 Caledonia Small 9,999 10,150
68 Haileybury Small 9,988 10,282
69 Elmira Small 9,931 8,872
70 Acton Small 9,704 10,172
71 Smiths Falls Small 9,403 9,566
72 Port Perry Small 8,981 8,499
73 Bracebridge Small 8,845 8,847
74 Angus - Borden CFB-BFC Small 8,603 8,615
75 Renfrew Small 8,340 7,953
76 Fort Frances Small 7,834 7,972
77 Kapuskasing Small 7,638 7,915
78 Port Elgin Small 7,555 6,880
79 Goderich Small 7,521 7,563
80 Hanover Small 7,490 7,147
81 Crystal Beach Small 7,421 7,591
82 Kirkland Lake Small 7,334 7,448
83 Aylmer Small 7,249 7,163
84 Napanee Small 7,221 7,060
85 Huntsville Small 7,197 6,854
86 Porcupine Small 7,163 7,031
87 Essex Small 7,127 7,105
88 Lively Small 6,922 6,689
89 Listowel Small 6,867 6,303
90 Kincardine Small 6,725 6,449
91 Sturgeon Falls Small 6,672 6,383
92 St. Marys Small 6,655 6,617
93 Port Dover Small 6,387 5,949
94 Embrun Small 6,380 5,655
95 Dryden Small 6,267 6,613
96 Perth Small 6,211 6,090
97 Parry Sound Small 6,196 5,828
98 Sutton Small 5,938 6,022
99 Gravenhurst Small 5,935 5,606
99 Brighton Small 5,935 5,338
101 Shelburne Small 5,846 5,149
102 Dunnville Small 5,789 5,729
103 Petrolia Small 5,528 5,222
104 Gananoque Small 5,194 5,285
105 Meaford Small 4,992 4,686
106 Walkerton Small 4,967 4,905
107 Exeter Small 4,785 4,657
108 Mount Forest Small 4,757 4,490
109 Almonte Small 4,752 4,538
110 Tottenham Small 4,720 4,839
111 Tilbury Small 4,700 4,809
112 Blenheim Small 4,563 4,549
113 Smithville Small 4,491 4,122
114 Picton Small 4,487 4,375
115 Mitchell Small 4,448 4,260
116 Ayr Small 4,380 4,158
117 Prescott Small 4,284 4,180
118 Espanola Small 4,199 4,334
119 Delhi Small 4,172 4,103
120 Stayner Small 4,126 3,913
121 Deep River Small 4,086 4,091
122 Cochrane Small 3,976 4,072
123 Hearst Small 3,968 4,381
124 Mount Albert Small 3,915 2,690
125 Rockwood Small 3,869 3,866
126 Mississauga Beach Small 3,854 3,862
127 Beeton Small 3,806 3,887
128 Richmond Small 3,797 3,301
129 Russell Small 3,759 3,530
130 Casselman Small 3,642 3,280
131 Iroquois Falls Small 3,617 3,656
132 Binbrook Small 3,614 955
133 Nobleton Small 3,582 3,513
134 Bobcaygeon Small 3,533 3,313
135 Kemptville Small 3,532 3,539
136 Campbellford Small 3,493 3,183
137 Southampton Small 3,440 3,390
138 Marathon Small 3,333 3,843
139 Capreol Small 3,276 3,399
140 Alexandria Small 3,209 3,287
141 St. George Small 3,124 2,955
142 Waterford Small 3,119 3,174
143 Ridgetown Small 3,117 3,240
144 Clinton Small 3,114 3,082
145 Sioux Lookout Small 3,047 3,071
146 Wellesley Small 2,976 2,090
147 Wheatley Small 2,925 2,322
148 Beaverton Small 2,915 2,970
149 Forest Small 2,876 2,899
150 Wingham Small 2,875 2,923
151 Vineland Small 2,834 2,817
152 Durham Small 2,823 2,768
153 Tavistock Small 2,784 2,659
154 Lakefield Small 2,758 2,739
155 Morrisburg Small 2,756 2,725
156 Atikokan Small 2,730 3,230
157 Harrow Small 2,713 2,913
158 Norwich Small 2,707 2,478
159 Erin Small 2,674 2,831
160 Wawa Small 2,634 2,968
161 Seaforth Small 2,627 2,634
162 Palmerston Small 2,599 2,589
163 Hagersville Small 2,579 2,527
164 Blind River Small 2,540 2,659
165 Jarvis Small 2,513 2,417
166 Frankford Small 2,507 2,299
167 Winchester Small 2,482 2,240
168 Osgoode Small 2,453 2,552
169 Dresden Small 2,446 2,496
170 Arthur Small 2,421 2,327
171 Elmvale Small 2,369 2,183
172 Constance Bay Small 2,364 2,402
173 Carlisle Small 2,363 2,377
174 Wyoming Small 2,333 2,080
175 Mount Brydges Small 2,332 2,340
176 Virgil Small 2,325 1,875
177 Schomberg Small 2,321 1,679
178 Wiarton Small 2,291 2,322
179 Deseronto Small 2,259 1,824
180 Thornbury Small 2,253 2,217
181 Port Stanley Small 2,229 2,454
182 Caledon East Small 2,214 1,950
183 Stirling Small 2,173 2,139
184 Bridgenorth - Chemong Park Area Small 2,167 2,275
185 Colchester Small 2,145 2,811
186 Chapleau Small 2,116 2,354
187 Manitouwadge Small 2,105 2,290
188 Grand Bend Small 2,102 2,026
189 Glencoe Small 2,086 2,095
190 Lucan Small 2,076 1,997
191 Colborne Small 2,068 1,992
191 L'Orignal Small 2,068 2,072
193 Onaping - Levack Small 2,042 2,041
194 Fenelon Falls Small 2,040 2,159
195 Mattawa Small 2,033 2,013
196 Chesley Small 2,015 2,010
197 Thamesford Small 1,990 1,904
198 Dundalk Small 1,988 1,971
199 Harriston Small 1,981 2,108
200 Factory Island Small 1,958 0
201 Burford Small 1,952 1,940
202 Cannington Small 1,916 2,023
203 Mount Hope Small 1,904 1,193
204 Geraldton Small 1,893 2,012
205 St. Jacobs Small 1,891 1,597
206 Parkhill Small 1,885 1,691
207 Drayton Small 1,880 1,692
208 Wellington Small 1,860 1,807
209 Belmont Small 1,840 1,885
210 Vankleek Hill Small 1,833 1,877
211 Metcalfe Small 1,763 1,728
212 Cardinal Small 1,690 1,785
212 Dowling Small 1,690 1,642
214 Ilderton Small 1,666 1,322
215 Wikwemikong Small 1,654 1,314
216 Everett Small 1,645 1,850
217 Manotick Station Small 1,632 1,951
217 Millbrook Small 1,632 1,652
219 Cayuga Small 1,622 1,575
220 Tweed Small 1,614 1,595
221 Watford Small 1,592 1,641
222 Caledon Small 1,572 1,580
223 Englehart Small 1,554 1,509
224 Orono Small 1,547 1,616
225 Komoka Small 1,532 1,363
226 Little Current Small 1,523 1,362
227 Milverton Small 1,519 1,446
228 Chesterville Small 1,514 1,528
229 Marmora Small 1,483 1,482
230 Grand Valley Small 1,481 1,414
231 Madoc Small 1,475 1,435
232 Terrace Bay Small 1,466 1,620
233 Dutton Small 1,442 1,448
234 Stoney Point Small 1,424 1,377
235 West Lorne Small 1,415 1,403
236 Longlac Small 1,388 1,364
237 Ballantrae Small 1,382 1,278
238 Alfred Small 1,350 1,340
239 Cookstown Small 1,328 1,393
240 Markdale Small 1,325 1,409
241 Powassan Small 1,301 1,267
242 Thessalon Small 1,279 1,312
243 Red Lake Small 1,274 1,368
244 Havelock Small 1,265 1,298
245 Barry's Bay Small 1,262 1,265
246 St. Clements Small 1,261 1,792
247 Norwood Small 1,254 1,309
248 Omemee Small 1,247 1,323
249 Munster Small 1,242 1,321
250 Eganville Small 1,226 1,240
251 Creemore Small 1,222 1,289
252 Golden Small 1,220 1,392
253 New Dundee Small 1,219 1,297
254 Amigo Beach Small 1,195 1,124
255 Mildmay Small 1,183 1,216
256 Hensall Small 1,173 1,128
257 Brussels Small 1,157 1,170
258 Hastings Small 1,139 1,195
258 Iroquois Small 1,139 1,190
260 South River Small 1,133 1,149
261 Sunderland Small 1,110 1,072
262 Lucknow Small 1,105 1,162
263 Hillsburgh Small 1,065 1,156
264 Bath Small 1,042 823
265 Moosonee Small 1,024 1,214
266 Rodney Small 1,023 1,091
267 Mannheim Small 1,013 1,145
268 Teeswater Small 1,011 1,071
269 Paisley Small 1,003 1,047
270 Thornton Small 1,001 898

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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: Ontario. Statistics Canada.
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