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]
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 54 population centres in the province of Manitoba. [2]
The below table is a list of those population centres in Manitoba from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada. [2]
Rank | Population centre [2] | Size group [2] | Population (2021) [2] | Population (2016) [2] | Change [2] | Land area (km2) [2] | Population density [2] |
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1 | Winnipeg | Large urban | 758,515 | 712,858 | +6.4% | 356.99 | 2,124.8/km2 |
2 | Brandon | Medium | 50,532 | 48,345 | +4.5% | 28.73 | 1,758.9/km2 |
3 | Steinbach | Small | 17,589 | 15,790 | +11.4% | 17.8 | 988.1/km2 |
4 | Winkler | Small | 15,335 | 14,311 | +7.2% | 19.02 | 806.3/km2 |
5 | Portage la Prairie | Small | 12,944 | 13,013 | −0.5% | 9.93 | 1,303.5/km2 |
6 | Thompson | Small | 12,329 | 13,037 | −5.4% | 7.81 | 1,578.6/km2 |
7 | Selkirk | Small | 9,761 | 9,604 | +1.6% | 5.93 | 1,646.0/km2 |
8 | Morden | Small | 9,103 | 8,058 | +13.0% | 8.53 | 1,067.2/km2 |
9 | Dauphin | Small | 8,034 | 8,233 | −2.4% | 7.95 | 1,010.6/km2 |
10 | The Pas | Small | 7,302 | 6,402 | +14.1% | 8.4 | 869.3/km2 |
11 | Niverville | Small | 5,593 | 4,363 | +28.2% | 4.23 | 1,322.2/km2 |
12 | Stonewall | Small | 5,046 | 4,809 | +4.9% | 5.96 | 846.6/km2 |
13 | Oakbank | Small | 5,041 | 4,604 | +9.5% | 5.39 | 935.3/km2 |
14 | Neepawa | Small | 4,938 | 3,939 | +25.4% | 2.36 | 2,092.4/km2 |
15 | Flin Flon | Small | 4,722 | 4,810 | −1.8% | 3.74 | 1,262.6/km2 |
16 | Altona | Small | 4,227 | 4,177 | +1.2% | 4.8 | 880.6/km2 |
17 | Swan River | Small | 3,989 | 3,969 | +0.5% | 5.73 | 696.2/km2 |
18 | Lorette | Small | 3,230 | 2,904 | +11.2% | 3.15 | 1,025.4/km2 |
19 | Mitchell | Small | 3,136 | 2,523 | +24.3% | 4.08 | 768.6/km2 |
20 | Beausejour | Small | 3,123 | 3,003 | +4.0% | 3.11 | 1,004.2/km2 |
21 | Carman | Small | 2,970 | 3,022 | −1.7% | 2.85 | 1,042.1/km2 |
22 | Virden | Small | 2,904 | 3,082 | −5.8% | 2.33 | 1,246.4/km2 |
23 | Ste. Anne | Small | 2,891 | 2,114 | +36.8% | 4.14 | 698.3/km2 |
24 | Killarney | Small | 2,499 | 2,315 | +7.9% | 3.45 | 724.3/km2 |
25 | La Salle | Small | 2,471 | 1,874 | +31.9% | 3 | 823.7/km2 |
26 | Minnedosa | Small | 2,407 | 2,224 | +8.2% | 2.23 | 1,079.4/km2 |
27 | Gimli | Small | 2,345 | 2,251 | +4.2% | 3.02 | 776.5/km2 |
28 | Stony Mountain | Small | 2,160 | 1,800 | +20.0% | 1.99 | 1,085.4/km2 |
29 | Souris | Small | 1,935 | 1,900 | +1.8% | 2.5 | 774.0/km2 |
30 | Cross Lake 19A | Small | 1,826 | 2,041 | −10.5% | 3.3 | 553.3/km2 |
31 | Carberry | Small | 1,823 | 1,748 | +4.3% | 2.4 | 759.6/km2 |
32 | Morris | Small | 1,801 | 1,714 | +5.1% | 2.26 | 796.9/km2 |
33 | Grunthal | Small | 1,782 | 1,680 | +6.1% | 2.7 | 660.0/km2 |
34 | Blumenort | Small | 1,738 | 1,675 | +3.8% | 3.17 | 548.3/km2 |
35 | Wasagamack | Small | 1,689 | 579 | +191.7% | 3.66 | 461.5/km2 |
36 | Russell | Small | 1,622 | 1,498 | +8.3% | 1.9 | 853.7/km2 |
37 | Roblin | Small | 1,603 | 1,614 | −0.7% | 2.71 | 591.5/km2 |
38 | St. Adolphe | Small | 1,595 | 1,367 | +16.7% | 1.74 | 916.7/km2 |
39 | Ile des Chênes | Small | 1,572 | 1,528 | +2.9% | 1.83 | 859.0/km2 |
40 | Boissevain | Small | 1,567 | 1,656 | −5.4% | 2.54 | 616.9/km2 |
41 | Pinawa | Small | 1,512 | 1,441 | +4.9% | 2.14 | 706.5/km2 |
42 | Oak Bluff | Small | 1,442 | 1,051 | +37.2% | 2.52 | 572.2/km2 |
43 | Cross Lake 19 | Small | 1,387 | 1,252 | +10.8% | 3.05 | 454.8/km2 |
44 | Shilo CFB-BFC | Small | 1,362 | 1,419 | −4.0% | 1.25 | 1,089.6/km2 |
45 | Nelson House 170 | Small | 1,351 | 1,675 | −19.3% | 2.7 | 500.4/km2 |
46 | La Broquerie | Small | 1,332 | 1,034 | +28.8% | 2.98 | 447.0/km2 |
47 | St-Pierre-Jolys | Small | 1,305 | 1,170 | +11.5% | 2.61 | 500.0/km2 |
48 | Landmark | Small | 1,284 | 1,237 | +3.8% | 2.22 | 578.4/km2 |
49 | Arborg | Small | 1,279 | 1,222 | +4.7% | 2 | 639.5/km2 |
50 | Chemawawin 2 | Small | 1,163 | 1,131 | +2.8% | 1.51 | 770.2/km2 |
51 | Teulon | Small | 1,087 | 1,095 | −0.7% | 1.87 | 581.3/km2 |
52 | St. Theresa Point | Small | 1,083 | 1,038 | +4.3% | 1.53 | 707.8/km2 |
53 | Lac du Bonnet | Small | 1,064 | 1,089 | −2.3% | 2.26 | 470.8/km2 |
54 | St. Andrews | Small | 1,001 | 1,026 | −2.4% | 2.33 | 429.6/km2 |
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