List of population centres in Nova Scotia
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]
In the 2021 Census of Population , Statistics Canada listed 37 population centres in the province of Nova Scotia .[ 2]
List
The below table is a list of those population centres in Nova Scotia from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada .[ 2]
Rank
Population centre[ 2]
Size group[ 2]
Population (2021)[ 2]
Population (2016)[ 2]
Change[ 2]
Land area[ 2]
Population density[ 2]
km2
sq mi
/km2
/sq mi
1 Halifax Large urban
348,634
317,334
+9.9% 238.29
92.00
1,463.1
3,789
2 Cape Breton - Sydney Medium
30,960
30,170
+2.6% 30.91
11.93
1,001.6
2,594
3 Truro Small
23,583
23,205
+1.6% 31.52
12.17
748.2
1,938
4 New Glasgow Small
19,316
19,137
+0.9% 29.82
11.51
647.8
1,678
5 Glace Bay Small
16,915
17,604
−3.9% 31.19
12.04
542.3
1,405
6 Kentville Small
14,905
14,449
+3.2% 27.98
10.80
532.7
1,380
7 Sydney Mines Small
12,353
12,823
−3.7% 18.11
6.99
682.1
1,767
8 Amherst Small
9,548
9,550
12.38
4.78
771.2
1,997
9 Bridgewater Small
8,790
8,532
+3.0% 13.63
5.26
644.9
1,670
10 Yarmouth Small
7,848
7,527
+4.3% 16.81
6.49
466.9
1,209
11 Kingston - Greenwood Small
7,118
6,879
+3.5% 17.22
6.65
413.4
1,071
12 New Waterford Small
6,723
7,416
−9.3% 9.23
3.56
728.4
1,887
13 Enfield - Lantz Small
6,583
6,807
−3.3% 11.67
4.51
564.1
1,461
14 Antigonish Small
5,620
5,079
+10.7% 5.88
2.27
955.8
2,476
15 Windsor Small
5,514
5,248
+5.1% 10.56
4.08
522.2
1,352
16 Wolfville Small
5,057
4,195
+20.5% 6.46
2.49
782.8
2,027
17 Still Water Lake Small
3,379
3,447
−2.0% 8.23
3.18
410.6
1,063
18 Port Hawkesbury Small
2,998
3,004
−0.2% 5
1.9
599.6
1,553
19 Springhill Small
2,654
2,743
−3.2% 4.84
1.87
548.3
1,420
20 Pictou Small
2,643
2,711
−2.5% 4.35
1.68
607.6
1,574
21 Eskasoni 3 Small
2,575
2,352
+9.5% 5.7
2.2
451.8
1,170
22 Liverpool Small
2,546
2,549
−0.1% 3.59
1.39
709.2
1,837
23 Berwick Small
2,455
2,517
−2.5% 4.31
1.66
569.6
1,475
24 Lunenburg Small
2,405
2,262
+6.3% 3.35
1.29
717.9
1,859
25 Lake Echo Small
2,365
2,515
−6.0% 4.76
1.84
496.8
1,287
26 Indian Brook 14 Small
2,332
655
+256.0% 3.89
1.50
599.5
1,553
27 Digby Small
2,001
2,060
−2.9% 3.16
1.22
633.2
1,640
28 Hantsport Small
1,542
1,560
−1.2% 2.89
1.12
533.6
1,382
29 Brookside Small
1,439
1,441
−0.1% 2.81
1.08
512.1
1,326
30 Shelburne Small
1,439
1,483
−3.0% 2.6
1.0
553.5
1,434
31 Middleton Small
1,429
1,391
+2.7% 2.72
1.05
525.4
1,361
32 Chester Small
1,371
1,362
+0.7% 3.23
1.25
424.5
1,099
33 Inverness Small
1,228
1,248
−1.6% 2.73
1.05
449.8
1,165
34 Centreville Small
1,159
1,129
+2.7% 2.36
0.91
491.1
1,272
35 Howie Centre Small
1,106
1,157
−4.4% 1.67
0.64
662.3
1,715
36 Hayes Subdivision Small
1,044
1,121
−6.9% 1.1
0.42
949.1
2,458
37 Port Williams Small
1,030
1,120
−8.0% 1.92
0.74
536.5
1,390
See also
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