List of population centres in New Brunswick
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 kilometre.[1]
The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.[1]
In the 2016 census, Statistics Canada listed 31 population centres in the province of New Brunswick.[2]
List
| Rank | Population centre[2] | Size group[2] | Population (2016)[2] | Population (2011)[2] | % Change[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moncton | Large urban | 108,620 | 103,926 | +4.5% |
| 2 | Fredericton | Medium | 59,405 | 56,663 | +4.8% |
| 3 | Saint John | Medium | 58,341 | 60,459 | -3.5% |
| 4 | Quispamsis-Rothesay | Small | 24,445 | 23,862 | +2.4% |
| 5 | Bathurst | Small | 15,557 | 15,990 | -2.7% |
| 6 | Edmundston | Small | 12,086 | 12,005 | +0.7% |
| 7 | Chatham - Douglastown | Small | 11,329 | 11,443 | -1.0% |
| 8 | Campbellton (NB/QC) | Small | 10,716 | 11,990 | -10.6% |
| 9 | Oromocto | Small | 8,805 | 8,675 | +1.5% |
| 10 | Shediac | Small | 7,184 | 6,561 | +9.5% |
| 11 | Sussex | Small | 5,298 | 5,148 | +2.9% |
| 12 | Woodstock | Small | 4,277 | 4,287 | -0.2% |
| 13 | Grand Falls / Grand-Sault | Small | 4,221 | 4,201 | +0.5% |
| 14 | Hampton | Small | 3,436 | 3,440 | -0.1% |
| 15 | St. Stephen | Small | 3,233 | 3,520 | -8.2% |
| 16 | Tracadie-Sheila | Small | 3,184 | 3,135 | +1.6% |
| 17 | Caraquet | Small | 3,108 | 3,079 | +0.9% |
| 18 | Sackville | Small | 2,963 | 2,912 | +1.8% |
| 19 | Dalhousie | Small | 2,351 | 2,599 | -9.5% |
| 20 | New Maryland | Small | 2,219 | 2,253 | -1.5% |
| 21 | Saint-Quentin | Small | 2,194 | 2,095 | +4.7% |
| 22 | Shippagan | Small | 2,130 | 2,110 | +0.9% |
| 23 | Starlight Village | Small | 2,127 | 2,089 | +1.8% |
| 24 | Bouctouche | Small | 1,722 | 1,709 | +0.8% |
| 25 | Salisbury | Small | 1,534 | 1,493 | +2.7% |
| 26 | Saint Andrews | Small | 1,501 | 1,560 | -3.8% |
| 27 | McEwen | Small | 1,462 | 1,515 | -3.5% |
| 28 | Wells | Small | 1,266 | 1,371 | -7.7% |
| 29 | Saint-Antoine | Small | 1,252 | 1,182 | 5.9% |
| 30 | St. Leonard | Small | 1,099 | 1,059 | +3.8% |
| 31 | Richibucto 15 | Small | 1,053 | 1,173 | -10.2% |
References
- ^ a b "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (New Brunswick)". Statistics Canada. February 20, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
