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.
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed four population centres in the Northwest Territories.[2]
| Rank | Population centre | Size group | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed six population centres in Nunavut.[2] The former population centre of Kugluktuk was retired.
| Rank | Population centre | Size group | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed two population centres in Yukon.[2]
| Rank | Population centre | Size group | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||
| scope=row align=center | Small | ||||||