List of population centres in Nova Scotia facts for kids
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.
The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.
In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed 37 population centres in the province of Nova Scotia.
List
| Rank | Population centre | Size group | Population in 2011 | Population in 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax | Large urban | 297,943 | 285,480 |
| 2 | Sydney | Medium | 31,597 | 33,496 |
| 3 | Truro | Small | 23,261 | 22,376 |
| 4 | New Glasgow | Small | 20,609 | 20,876 |
| 5 | Glace Bay | Small | 19,076 | 19,968 |
| 6 | Kentville | Small | 14,234 | 13,552 |
| 7 | Sydney Mines | Small | 14,135 | 15,315 |
| 8 | Amherst | Small | 9,811 | 9,598 |
| 9 | New Waterford | Small | 8,942 | 9,661 |
| 10 | Bridgewater | Small | 8,310 | 8,021 |
| 11 | Yarmouth | Small | 6,761 | 7,162 |
| 12 | Kingston - Greenwood | Small | 6,595 | 6,528 |
| 13 | Antigonish | Small | 5,084 | 4,712 |
| 14 | Wolfville | Small | 4,269 | 3,772 |
| 15 | Windsor | Small | 4,095 | 3,986 |
| 16 | Enfield | Small | 3,892 | 3,415 |
| 17 | Springhill | Small | 3,868 | 3,941 |
| 18 | Lake Echo | Small | 3,562 | 3,467 |
| 19 | Pictou | Small | 3,437 | 3,813 |
| 20 | Port Hawkesbury | Small | 3,366 | 3,517 |
| 21 | Liverpool | Small | 2,653 | 2,759 |
| 22 | Berwick | Small | 2,504 | 2,524 |
| 23 | Lunenburg | Small | 2,313 | 2,317 |
| 24 | Digby | Small | 2,152 | 2,097 |
| 25 | Hammonds Plains Road | Small | 1,840 | 3,124 |
| 26 | Middleton | Small | 1,749 | 1,829 |
| 27 | Shelburne | Small | 1,686 | 1,879 |
| 28 | Still Water Lake | Small | 1,677 | 855 |
| 29 | Lantz | Small | 1,533 | 1,626 |
| 30 | Brookside | Small | 1,531 | 1,824 |
| 31 | Chester | Small | 1,529 | 1,496 |
| 32 | Inverness | Small | 1,387 | 1,464 |
| 33 | Hantsport | Small | 1,377 | 1,432 |
| 34 | Parrsboro | Small | 1,305 | 1,401 |
| 35 | Oxford | Small | 1,151 | 1,178 |
| 36 | Hayes Subdivision | Small | 1,090 | 1,053 |
| 37 | Bridgetown | Small | 1,014 | 1,082 |
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