List of population centres in the Canadian Territories

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 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed three population centres in the Northwest Territories.^[2]

Rank	Population centre	Size group	Population in 2011 [3]	Population in 2006
1	Yellowknife	Small	18,352	17,863
2	Inuvik	Small	3,403	3,479
3	Hay River	Small	2,806	2,874

Nunavut

In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed seven population centres in Nunavut.^[4]

Rank	Population centre	Size group	Population in 2011 [3]	Population in 2006
1	Iqaluit	Small	6,254	4,796
2	Rankin Inlet	Small	2,266	2,358
3	Arviat	Small	1,810	1,785
4	Pangnirtung	Small	1,425	1,325
5	Cambridge Bay	Small	1,375	1,147
6	Baker Lake	Small	1,165	808
7	Kugluktuk	Small	1,082	1,220

Yukon

In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed one population centre in Yukon.^[5]

Rank	Population centre	Size group	Population in 2011 [3]	Population in 2006
1	Whitehorse	Small	20,562	18,141

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: Northwest Territories. Statistics Canada.
3. "Population and dwelling counts, for population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada, January 12, 2012.
4. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Nunavut. Statistics Canada.
5. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Yukon. Statistics Canada.