List of population centres in New Brunswick

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 kilometre.^[1]

The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.^[1]

In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed 33 population centres in the province of New Brunswick.^[2]

List

Rank	Population centre	Size group	Population in 2011	Population in 2006
1	Moncton	Large urban	107,086	96,987
2	Saint John	Medium	95,902	91,352
3	Fredericton	Medium	61,522	57,255
4	Bathurst	Small	17,887	18,154
5	Edmundston	Small	13,660	14,110
6	Chatham - Douglastown	Small	13,307	13,441
7	Oromocto	Small	9,234	8,706
8	Campbellton (New Brunswick part)	Small	9,130	9,236
9	Shediac	Small	6,129	5,554
10	Sussex	Small	5,812	5,654
11	Grand Falls / Grand-Sault	Small	5,706	5,650
12	Woodstock	Small	5,264	5,146
13	St. Stephen	Small	4,817	4,780
14	Caraquet	Small	4,276	4,338
15	Hampton	Small	2,865	2,756
16	Sackville	Small	2,848	2,525
17	Dalhousie	Small	2,750	2,862
18	Tracadie-Sheila	Small	2,679	2,423
19	Shippagan	Small	2,603	2,754
20	Salisbury	Small	2,208	2,036
21	Saint-Quentin	Small	2,095	2,250
22	Bouctouche	Small	1,956	1,911
23	Saint Andrews	Small	1,889	1,798
24	Perth-Andover	Small	1,778	1,797
25	McEwen	Small	1,515	1,609
26	St. Leonard	Small	1,353	1,362
27	Starlight Village	Small	1,319	1,914
28	Richibucto	Small	1,286	1,290
29	McAdam	Small	1,284	1,404
30	Rogersville	Small	1,170	1,165
31	Plaster Rock	Small	1,135	1,150
32	Kedgwick	Small	1,012	1,151
33	Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska	Small	1,002	1,073

References

1. "From urban areas to population centres". Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
2. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: New Brunswick. Statistics Canada.