加拿大統計局在人口普查時,人口中心(population centre)指一個人口稠密的地區或鄰近區域,滿足城市地區的人口特徵:人口至少有1000人,人口密度不低於每平方公里400人。
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加拿大統計局首次在加拿大2011年人口普查中引入人口中心術語。在此之前,使用的術語為「城市地區」(urban area)。
在2011年人口普查中共有942個人口中心。其中513個人口中心,位於安大略省或魁北克省這兩個人口最多的省份,占加拿大所有人口中心的54%。
歷史
人口特徵
人口中心不一定對應於市或加拿大人口普查司的分界線。
列表
按人口排名
排名
|
人口中心[2]
|
2016年人口[3]
|
2011年人口[4]
|
分類
|
1
|
安省,多倫多
|
5,429,524
|
5,144,412
|
Large urban
|
2
|
魁省, 蒙特利爾
|
3,519,595
|
3,387,653
|
Large urban
|
3
|
卑詩省, 溫哥華
|
2,264,823
|
2,124,443
|
Large urban
|
4
|
阿省, 卡爾加里
|
1,237,656
|
1,094,379
|
Large urban
|
5
|
阿省, 埃德蒙頓
|
1,062,643
|
935,361
|
Large urban
|
6
|
安省和魁省,渥太華–加蒂諾
|
989,657
|
945,592
|
Large urban
|
7
|
曼省, 溫尼伯
|
711,925
|
670,025
|
Large urban
|
8
|
魁省魁北克城
|
705,103
|
681,804
|
Large urban
|
9
|
安省,漢密爾頓
|
693,645
|
671,008
|
Large urban
|
10
|
安省,基奇納
|
470,015
|
446,295
|
Large urban
|
11
|
安省,倫敦
|
383,437
|
365,715
|
Large urban
|
12
|
卑詩省, 維多利亞
|
335,696
|
314,596
|
Large urban
|
13
|
新斯科舍省, 哈利法克斯
|
316,701
|
304,979
|
Large urban
|
14
|
安省,奧沙瓦
|
308,875
|
290,704
|
Large urban
|
15
|
安省,溫莎
|
287,069
|
277,970
|
Large urban
|
16
|
薩省,薩斯卡通
|
245,181
|
220,546
|
Large urban
|
17
|
安省,聖凱瑟琳斯–尼亞加拉
|
229,246
|
220,616
|
Large urban
|
18
|
薩省,里賈納
|
214,631
|
192,079
|
Large urban
|
19
|
紐芬蘭與拉布拉多省,聖約翰斯
|
178,427
|
172,312
|
Large urban
|
20
|
卑詩省,基隆拿
|
151,957
|
140,131
|
Large urban
|
21
|
安省,巴里
|
145,614
|
140,383
|
Large urban
|
22
|
魁省,舍布魯克
|
139,565
|
133,673
|
Large urban
|
23
|
安省,貴湖
|
132,397
|
122,457
|
Large urban
|
24
|
卑詩省,阿伯茨福德
|
121,279
|
115,011
|
Large urban
|
25
|
安省,金斯頓
|
117,660
|
114,928
|
Large urban
|
26
|
安省,坎納塔
|
117,304
|
104,559
|
Large urban
|
27
|
魁省, 三河市
|
114,203
|
112,626
|
Large urban
|
28
|
新不倫瑞克省,蒙克頓
|
110,620
|
104,922
|
Large urban
|
29
|
魁省, 希庫蒂米-中基耶
|
104,222
|
104,589
|
Large urban
|
30
|
安省,米爾頓
|
101,715
|
75,880
|
Large urban
|
31
|
阿省,紅鹿市
|
99,718
|
89,715
|
Medium
|
32
|
安省,Brantford
|
98,179
|
94,269
|
Medium
|
33
|
安省,Thunder Bay
|
93,952
|
95,251
|
Medium
|
34
|
卑詩省,白石
|
93,729
|
85,062
|
Medium
|
35
|
卑詩省,Nanaimo
|
92,004
|
85,357
|
Medium
|
36
|
安省,Sudbury
|
88,054
|
87,950
|
Medium
|
37
|
Lethbridge, Alberta
|
87,572
|
79,364
|
Medium
|
38
|
魁省, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
|
84,685
|
81,802
|
Medium
|
39
|
安省,Peterborough
|
82,094
|
79,863
|
Medium
|
40
|
卑詩省,Kamloops
|
78,026
|
72,755
|
Medium
|
41
|
魁省, Saint-Jérôme
|
77,146
|
69,598
|
Medium
|
42
|
卑詩省,Chilliwack
|
73,161
|
67,374
|
Medium
|
43
|
安省,Sarnia
|
72,125
|
73,044
|
Medium
|
44
|
魁省, Châteauguay
|
71,164
|
66,445
|
Medium
|
45
|
魁省, Drummondville
|
68,604
|
65,341
|
Medium
|
46
|
安省,Belleville
|
67,666
|
66,331
|
Medium
|
47
|
Fort McMurray, Alberta
|
66,573
|
60,555
|
Medium
|
48
|
安省,Sault Ste. Marie
|
66,313
|
68,143
|
Medium
|
49
|
卑詩省Prince George
|
65,510
|
62,623
|
Medium
|
50
|
Medicine Hat, Alberta
|
62,935
|
59,624
|
Medium
|
51
|
安省,Welland-Pelham
|
62,388
|
60,540
|
Medium
|
52
|
Grande Prairie, Alberta
|
62,320
|
55,236
|
Medium
|
53
|
Airdrie, Alberta
|
61,082
|
42,844
|
Medium
|
54
|
魁省, Granby
|
59,691
|
57,351
|
Medium
|
55
|
Fredericton, New Brunswick
|
59,405
|
56,663
|
Medium
|
56
|
Saint John, New Brunswick
|
58,341
|
60,459
|
Medium
|
57
|
魁省, Beloeil
|
50,845
|
48,688
|
Medium
|
58
|
安省,North Bay
|
50,396
|
52,405
|
Medium
|
59
|
魁省, Saint-Hyacinthe
|
50,032
|
47,289
|
Medium
|
60
|
Brandon, Manitoba
|
48,324
|
45,624
|
Medium
|
61
|
卑詩省,Vernon
|
48,073
|
46,125
|
Medium
|
62
|
安省,Cornwall
|
45,723
|
45,508
|
Medium
|
63
|
魁省, Joliette
|
45,508
|
42,850
|
Medium
|
64
|
卑詩省,Courtenay
|
45,018
|
43,346
|
Medium
|
65
|
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
|
44,379
|
41,613
|
Medium
|
66
|
魁省, Victoriaville
|
44,735
|
41,925
|
Medium
|
67
|
安省,Chatham
|
43,550
|
44,676
|
Medium
|
68
|
安省,Georgetown
|
42,123
|
40,185
|
Medium
|
69
|
安省,St. Thomas
|
41,813
|
40,973
|
Medium
|
70
|
安省,Woodstock
|
40,404
|
37,443
|
Medium
|
71
|
安省,Bowmanville-Newcastle
|
39,371
|
35,168
|
Medium
|
72
|
魁省, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
|
39,048
|
38,323
|
Medium
|
73
|
魁省, Shawinigan
|
38,211
|
39,427
|
Medium
|
74
|
魁省, Rimouski
|
36,942
|
35,437
|
Medium
|
75
|
Spruce Grove, Alberta
|
36,135
|
27,970
|
Medium
|
76
|
魁省, Sorel-Tracy
|
36,088
|
35,770
|
Medium
|
77
|
卑詩省,Campbell River
|
33,448
|
Medium
|
78
|
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
|
35,102
|
34,057
|
Medium
|
79
|
卑詩省Penticton|33,617
|
32,823
|
Medium
|
80
|
卑詩省,Mission
|
33,261
|
31,109
|
Medium
|
81
|
安省,Leamington
|
32,991
|
32,520
|
Medium
|
82
|
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
|
32,724
|
32,546
|
Medium
|
83
|
安省,Stouffville
|
32,634
|
24,654
|
Medium
|
84
|
Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan
|
31,400
|
27,769
|
Medium
|
85
|
安省,Orillia
|
31,128
|
30,546
|
Medium
|
86
|
安省,Stratford
|
31,053
|
30,516
|
Medium
|
87
|
安省,Orangeville
|
30,734
|
29,007
|
Medium
|
88
|
Cape Breton-Sydney, Nova Scotia
|
29,904
|
30,175
|
Small
|
89
|
安省,Bradford
|
29,862
|
23,024
|
Small
|
90
|
Leduc, Alberta
|
29,556
|
23,827
|
Small
|
91
|
安省,Timmins
|
29,331
|
30,485
|
Small
|
92
|
Okotoks, Alberta
|
28,833
|
24,470
|
Small
|
93
|
魁省, Saint-Georges
|
26,921
|
24,940
|
Small
|
94
|
安省,Keswick-Elmhurst Beach
|
26,757
|
26,002
|
Small
|
95
|
安省,Bolton
|
26,378
|
27,108
|
Small
|
96
|
魁省, Val-d'Or
|
25,541
|
25,023
|
Small
|
97
|
Cochrane, Alberta
|
25,289
|
17,433
|
Small
|
98
|
Quispamsis-Rothesay, New Brunswick
|
24,445
|
23,862
|
Small
|
99
|
安省,Midland
|
24,353
|
23,791
|
Small
|
100
|
安省,Innisfil
|
23,992
|
20,365
|
Small
|
以下人口中心在加拿大2011年人口普查中排名為前100大人口中心,但在2016年人口普查中下降到100名以後。
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