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
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, May 5, 2011.
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
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 four population centres in the province of
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...
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List
The below table is a list of those population centres in Prince Edward Island from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada.
Retired population centres
The former population centre of Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
was absorbed into the population centre of Charlottetown for the 2021 census.
See also
*List of the largest population centres in Canada
A population centre, in the context of a Canadian census, 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 populat ...
References
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Population centres