List of Canadian municipalities having experienced population decreases

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The following table is a list of Canadian municipalities with a peak population of 5,000 or more which have experienced a population decline of 5% or more. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The three columns to the left of "Notes" will only be filled in if the 2011 population is not the lowest since the peak population.

MunicipalityProvince/territoryPeak population (year) 2011 population Decline from peakPercent decline from peakLowest population after peak (year)Decline from peakPercent decline from peakNotes
Amherst [4] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Nova Scotia 10,788 (1961)9,7171,0719,470 (2001)1,3182.2% increase from 2006.
Baie-Comeau [15] [16] [17] [18] Québec 26,861 (1981)22,1134,748The 1981 population figure has been adjusted to reflect current municipal boundaries.
Cape Breton Nova Scotia 131,507 (1961)97,39834,109Prior to August 1, 1995, the municipality was called Cape Breton County and was divided into several smaller municipalities.
Channel-Port aux Basques [4] [19] [20] [21] [22] Newfoundland and Labrador 6,105 (1981)4,1701,935
Corner Brook Newfoundland and Labrador 26,309 (1971)19,8866,423
Crowsnest Pass Alberta 7,306 (1981) [23] 5,565 [24] 1,741
Dawson City Yukon 9,142 (1901) [25] 1,3197,823615 (1911)8,527
Elliot Lake Ontario 16,723 (1981)11,3485,375
Flin Flon Manitoba/Saskatchewan 11,104 (1961)5,5925,512Population figures are the totals of the Manitoba and Saskatchewan portions of the city.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Newfoundland and Labrador 8,655 (1996)7,5521,103
Hearst [26] [27] Ontario 6,079 (1991)5,090989
Iroquois Falls Ontario 5,999 (1991)4,5951,404
Kapuskasing Ontario 12,834 (1971)8,1964,638
Kirkland Lake Ontario 13,599 (1971)8,493 [28] 5,1068,248 (2006)5,3513.0% increase from 2006.
Kitimat [29] [30] [31] British Columbia 11,305 (1991)8,3352,970
Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador 11,538 (1981)7,3674,1717,240 (2006)4,2981.8% increase from 2006.
Marystown [4] [32] [33] [34] Newfoundland and Labrador 6,742 (1996)5,5061,2365,436 (2006)1,3061.3% increase from 2006.
Melville Saskatchewan 5,123 (1986) [35] 4,517 [36] 6064,149 (2006) [36] 9748.9% increase from 2006.
Placentia [12] [37] [38] [39] Newfoundland and Labrador 5,515 (1991)3,6431,872
Prince Rupert [40] British Columbia 16,714 (1996)12,5084,206
Saint John New Brunswick 89,039 (1971)70,06318,97668,043 (2006)20,9963% increase from 2006.
Springhill [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] Nova Scotia 7,170 (1941)3,8683,302
Stephenville [32] [46] [47] Newfoundland and Labrador 7,764 (1996)6,7191,0456,588 (2006)1,1762% increase from 2006.
The Pas [48] [49] [50] Manitoba 6,166 (1991)5,513653
Thompson Manitoba 19,001 (1971)12,8296,172
Wabana [4] [11] [32] [51] [52] Newfoundland and Labrador 8,026 (1961)2,3465,680
Yarmouth [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] Nova Scotia 8,636 (1961)6,7611,875

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