List of population centres in Nova Scotia

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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]

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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 37 population centres in the province of Nova Scotia. [2]

List

The below table is a list of those population centres in Nova Scotia from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada. [2]

RankPopulation centre [2] Size group [2] Population (2021) [2] Population (2016) [2] Change [2] Land area (km2) [2] Population density [2]
1 Halifax Large urban348,634317,334+9.9%238.29
2 Cape Breton - Sydney Medium30,96030,170+2.6%30.91
3 Truro Small23,58323,205+1.6%31.52
4 New Glasgow Small19,31619,137+0.9%29.82
5 Glace Bay Small16,91517,604−3.9%31.19
6 Kentville Small14,90514,449+3.2%27.98
7 Sydney Mines Small12,35312,823−3.7%18.11
8 Amherst Small9,5489,5500.0%12.38
9 Bridgewater Small8,7908,532+3.0%13.63
10 Yarmouth Small7,8487,527+4.3%16.81
11 Kingston - Greenwood Small7,1186,879+3.5%17.22
12 New Waterford Small6,7237,416−9.3%9.23
13 Enfield - Lantz Small6,5836,807−3.3%11.67
14 Antigonish Small5,6205,079+10.7%5.88
15 Windsor Small5,5145,248+5.1%10.56
16 Wolfville Small5,0574,195+20.5%6.46
17 Still Water Lake Small3,3793,447−2.0%8.23
18 Port Hawkesbury Small2,9983,004−0.2%5
19 Springhill Small2,6542,743−3.2%4.84
20 Pictou Small2,6432,711−2.5%4.35
21 Eskasoni 3 Small2,5752,352+9.5%5.7
22 Liverpool Small2,5462,549−0.1%3.59
23 Berwick Small2,4552,517−2.5%4.31
24 Lunenburg Small2,4052,262+6.3%3.35
25 Lake Echo Small2,3652,515−6.0%4.76
26 Indian Brook 14 Small2,332655+256.0%3.89
27 Digby Small2,0012,060−2.9%3.16
28 Hantsport Small1,5421,560−1.2%2.89
29 Brookside Small1,4391,441−0.1%2.81
30 Shelburne Small1,4391,483−3.0%2.6
31 Middleton Small1,4291,391+2.7%2.72
32 Chester Small1,3711,362+0.7%3.23
33 Inverness Small1,2281,248−1.6%2.73
34 Centreville Small1,1591,129+2.7%2.36
35 Howie Centre Small1,1061,157−4.4%1.67
36 Hayes Subdivision Small1,0441,121−6.9%1.1
37 Port Williams Small1,0301,120−8.0%1.92

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References

  1. 1 2 "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine . Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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