A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a type of census unit which meets the demographic characteristics of an
urban area
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...
, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km
2.
["From urban areas to population centres"]
. Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultu ...
, May 5, 2011. Note that the population of a "population centre" is not the same thing as the population of a municipality; the population centre can include areas outside the municipal boundaries which are directly contiguous with the municipality's urban area, and can exclude areas inside the municipal boundaries which are less densely urbanized.
The term was first introduced in the
Canada 2011 Census; prior to that,
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultu ...
used the term urban area.
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
, Statistics Canada listed 300 population centres in the province of
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
.
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List
The below table is a list of those population centres in Ontario from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultu ...
.
See also
* List of the largest population centres in Canada
* List of census agglomerations in Ontario
*List of census subdivisions in Ontario
The following is a list of census subdivisions in the Canadian province of Ontario.
{{Compact ToC
*Key
**C = City
**R = First Nations Reserve
**S-E = Indian Settlement
**T = Town
**TP = Township
**UNO = Unorganized
**VL = Village
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*List of cities in Ontario A city is a subtype of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. A city can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality. Prior to 2003, Ontario had minimum population thresholds of 15,000 and 25,000 for ...
*List of communities in Ontario {{short description, None
There are various lists of communities in Ontario, grouped by status, type or location:
*List of census subdivisions in Ontario - counties, districts and regional municipalities
*List of cities in Ontario - places which a ...
*List of municipalities in Ontario
Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada with 14,223,942 residents as of Canada 2021 Census, 2021 and is List of Canadian provinces and territories by ...
*List of towns in Ontario
A town is a sub-type of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. A town can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality.
Ontario has 89 towns that had a cumulative population of 1,813,458 an ...
*List of township municipalities in Ontario
A township is a type of municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. They can have either single-tier status or lower-tier status.
Ontario has 200 townships that had a cumulative population of 990,396 and an average population ...
*List of villages in Ontario
A village is a sub-type of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. A village can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality.
Ontario has 11 villages that had a cumulative population of 13, ...
References
{{Canada topic, List of population centres in
Population centre
In demographics, the center of population (or population center) of a region is a geographical point that describes a centerpoint of the region's population. There are several ways of defining such a "center point", leading to different geogr ...