List of population centres in the Canadian Territories

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]

Northwest Territories

In the 2016 census, Statistics Canada listed three population centres in the Northwest Territories.[2]

Rank Population centre[2] Size group[2] Population in 2016[2] Population in 2011[2] % Change[2]
1 Yellowknife Small 18,884 18,676 +1.1%
2 Inuvik Small 3,140 3,359 -6.5%
3 Hay River Small 2,728 2,806 -2.6%
4 Fort Smith Small 2,031 1,621 +25.3%

Nunavut

In the 2016 census, Statistics Canada listed seven population centres in Nunavut.[3]

Rank Population centre[3] Size group[3] Population in 2016[3] Population in 2011[3] % Change[3]
1 Iqaluit Small 7,082 6,418 +10.3%
2 Arviat Small 2,514 1,810 +38.9%
3 Rankin Inlet Small 2,441 1,905 +28.1%
4 Baker Lake Small 1,690 1,537 +10.0%
5 Cambridge Bay Small 1,619 1,452 +11.5%
6 Gjoa Haven Small 1,197 1,214 -1.4%
7 Kugluktuk Small 1,057 1,047 +1.0%

Yukon

In the 2016 census, Statistics Canada listed one population centre in Yukon.[4]

Rank Population centre[4] Size group[4] Population in 2016[4] Population in 2011[4] % Change[4]
1 Whitehorse Small 21,732 20,296 7.1%

See also

References
  1. "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Northwest Territories)]". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nunavut)]". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Yukon)]". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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