St. John's Metropolitan Area

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St. John's Metropolitan Area
—  Metropolitan Area  —
Downtown St. John's
St. John's Metropolitan Area is located in Newfoundland
Location of St John's in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°34′3″N 52°42′26″W / 47.56750°N 52.70722°W / 47.56750; -52.70722Coordinates: 47°34′3″N 52°42′26″W / 47.56750°N 52.70722°W / 47.56750; -52.70722
Country  Canada
Province  Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division 1
Government
 • MPs
 • MHAs
Area
 • Metro 804.65 km2 (310.68 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
 • Metro 196,966
 • Metro density 244.8/km2 (634/sq mi)
  20th Largest metropolitan area in Canada
Time zone NST (UTC-3:30)
 • Summer (DST) NDT (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s) 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 196,966 in the 2011 Canadian Census, the CMA is the second largest in Atlantic Canada and the 20th largest CMA in Canada.[2]

The St. John’s CMA had a population of 196,966 as of 2011.[1][3] 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.[4]

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Demographics [edit]

The following information is from: Statistics Canada[4]

Population change [edit]

St. John's Metropolitan Area

Year Population
 % change
1986 164,593 N/A
1991 175,391 6.6
1996 174,051 -0.07
2001 172,918 -0.7
2006 181,113 4.7
2011 196,966 8.8

Municipalities [edit]

Municipality 2001 2006 2011
St. John's 99,182 100,646 106,172
Conception Bay South 19,772 21,966 24,848
Mount Pearl 24,964 24,671 24,284
Paradise 9,598 12,584 17,695
Torbay 5,474 6,281 7,397
Portugal Cove – St. Philip's 5,866 6,575 7,366
Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove 1,872 1,978 2,098
Pouch Cove 1,669 1,756 1,866
Flatrock 1,138 1,214 1,457
Bay Bulls 1,014 1,078 1,283
Witless Bay 1,056 1,070 1,179
Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove 949 915 924
Bauline 364 379 397

Population density [edit]

Rank Municipality Population Land Area Population Density
km2 mi2 /km2 /mi2
- St. John's Metropolitan Area 196,966 804.65 310.68 244.8 634
1 St. John's 106,172 446.04 172.22 238.0 616
2 Conception Bay South 24,848 59.27 22.88 419.2 1,086
3 Mount Pearl 24,284 15.75 6.08 1,542.1 3,994
4 Paradise 17,695 29.24 11.29 605.2 1,567
5 Torbay 7,397 34.88 13.47 212.1 549
6 Portugal Cove – St. Philip's 7,366 57.35 22.14 128.4 333
7 Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove 2,098 16.98 6.56 123.6 320
8 Pouch Cove 1,866 58.34 22.53 32.0 83
9 Flatrock 1,457 18.12 7.00 80.4 208
10 Bay Bulls 1,283 30.74 11.87 41.7 108
11 Witless Bay 1,179 18.49 7.14 67.4 175
12 Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove 924 4.51 1.74 205.1 531
13 Bauline 397 15.95 6.16 24.9 64

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile - St. John's". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2012. 
  2. ^ The City of St. John's — City Information
  3. ^ "Population of census metropolitan areas (2006 Census boundaries)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  4. ^ a b "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.