St. John's metropolitan area

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St. John's metropolitan area
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St. John's metropolitan area
Interactive Map of St. John's, NL CMA
Coordinates: 47°34′3″N52°42′26″W / 47.56750°N 52.70722°W / 47.56750; -52.70722
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division Division 1
Largest city St. John's
Other towns and cities- Conception Bay South
- Paradise
- Mount Pearl
Government
   MPs
   MHAs
Area
  Metro
931.56 km2 (359.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 [1] )
   Metro
212,579
  Metro density228.2/km2 (591/sq mi)
  22nd Largest metropolitan area in Canada
Gross Metropolitan Product
  St. John's CMA CA$12.9 billion (2020) [2]
Time zone UTC-3:30 (NST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (NDT)
Area code 709

The St. John's metropolitan area is the most populous census metropolitan area (CMA) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. With a population of 212,579 in the 2021 Canadian Census, [1] the CMA is the second largest in Atlantic Canada and the 22nd largest CMA in Canada. [3]

Contents

The St. John's CMA has an estimated population of 239,316 as of 2024. [4] The CMA comprises the City of St. John's and twelve other communities, the largest of which are the town of Conception Bay South and the city of Mount Pearl. [5]

Demographics

The following information is from: Statistics Canada [5] [6] [7]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1986 164,593    
1991 175,391+6.6%
1996 174,051−0.8%
2001 172,918−0.7%
2006 181,113+4.7%
2011 196,966+8.8%
2016 208,418+5.8%
2021 212,579+2.0%

Municipalities

MunicipalityType20012006201120162021 [8]
St. John's City99,182100,646106,172108,860110,525
Conception Bay South Town19,77221,96624,84826,19927,168
Paradise Town9,59812,58417,69521,38922,975
Mount Pearl City24,96424,67124,28422,95722,447
Portugal Cove – St. Philip's Town5,8666,5757,3668,1478,415
Torbay Town5,4746,2817,3977,8997,852
Holyrood [9] Town1,9062,0051,9952,4632,471
Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove Town1,8721,9782,0982,2212,364
Pouch Cove Town1,6691,7561,8662,0692,063
Flatrock Town1,1381,2141,4571,6831,722
Witless Bay Town1,0561,0701,1791,6191,640
Bay Bulls Town1,0141,0781,2831,5001,566
Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove Town949915924960947
Bauline Town364379397452412

Population density

RankMunicipalityPopulationLand AreaPopulation Density
km2mi2/km2/mi2
-St. John's metropolitan area205,955804.65310.68244.8634
1 St. John's 108,860446.04172.22238.0616
2 Conception Bay South 26,19959.2722.88419.21,086
3 Mount Pearl 22,95715.756.081,542.13,994
4 Paradise 21,38929.2411.29605.21,567
5 Portugal Cove – St. Philip's 8,14757.3522.14128.4333
6 Torbay 7,89934.8813.47212.1549
7 Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove 2,22116.986.56123.6320
8 Pouch Cove 2,06958.3422.5332.083
9 Flatrock 1,68318.127.0080.4208
10 Witless Bay 1,61918.497.1467.4175
11 Bay Bulls 1,50030.7411.8741.7108
12 Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove 9604.511.74205.1531
13 Bauline 45215.956.1624.964

References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census: St. John's [Census metropolitan area], Newfoundland and Labrador".
  2. "Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada.
  3. The City of St. John's — City Information Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2021 boundaries". Statistics Canada. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  5. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  6. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: St. John's [Census metropolitan area], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - St. John's [Census metropolitan area], Newfoundland and Labrador". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  8. "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". 9 February 2022.
  9. "Census geography: Maps". 17 November 2021.