List of population centres in Nova Scotia

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."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, Statistics Canada listed 37 population centres in the province of Nova Scotia.

List
The below table is a list of population centres in Nova Scotia from the 2021 Census of Population.

 Rank Population centre Size group Population (2021) Population (2016) Change Land area Population densitykm2sq mi/km2/sq mi   Halifax  Large urban         Cape Breton - Sydney  Medium         Truro  Small         New Glasgow  Small         Glace Bay  Small         Kentville  Small         Sydney Mines  Small         Amherst  Small         Bridgewater  Small         Yarmouth  Small         Kingston - Greenwood  Small         New Waterford  Small         Enfield - Lantz  Small         Antigonish  Small         Windsor  Small         Wolfville  Small         Still Water Lake  Small         Port Hawkesbury  Small         Springhill  Small         Pictou  Small         Eskasoni 3  Small         Liverpool  Small         Berwick  Small         Lunenburg  Small         Lake Echo  Small         Indian Brook 14  Small         Digby  Small         Hantsport  Small         Brookside  Small         Shelburne  Small         Middleton  Small         Chester  Small         Inverness  Small         Centreville  Small         Howie Centre  Small         Hayes Subdivision  Small         Port Williams  Small      

References

Population centres
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