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 four population centres in the province of Prince Edward Island.[2]

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.[2]

Rank Population centre[2] Size group[2] Population (2021)[2] Population (2016)[2] Change[2] Land area (km2)[2] Population density[2]
1CharlottetownMedium52,390 48,054 +9.0%57.56910.2/km2
2SummersideSmall14,952 13,969 +7.0%16.97881.1/km2
3MontagueSmall1,896 1,834 +3.4%2.07915.9/km2
4KensingtonSmall1,743 1,618 +7.7%2.74636.1/km2

Retired population centres

The former population centre of Cornwall was absorbed into the population centre of Charlottetown for the 2021 census.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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