List of population centres in Prince Edward Island

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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]

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, Statistics Canada listed four population centres in the province of Prince Edward Island [2] , one less than 2016. The former population centre of Cornwall was dissolved and added to the population centre of Charlottetown. In the 2016 census, Statistics Canada listed five population centres in the province of Prince Edward Island. [3]

RankPopulation centre [3] Size groupPopulation (2021)Population (2016)% Change
1 Charlottetown Medium52,39048,054+9.0%
2 Summerside Small14,95213,969+7.0%
3 Montague Small1,8961,834+3.4%
4 Kensington Small1,7431,618+7.7%

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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. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Prince Edward Island)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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