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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 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed 100 population centres in the province of British Columbia.^[2]

Characteristics

A population centre does not necessarily correspond to the boundaries of a municipality, a census division or a metropolitan area, but solely to a band of census dissemination blocks that meets the statistical definition of an urban area. A less densely populated or unpopulated area within a city's municipal boundaries may not be included as part of its urban area, while neighbouring municipalities whose urban development is directly contiguous with the main city's urban core population will be included.

For example, the cities of Surrey and White Rock are part of Metro Vancouver; however, the population centre of Vancouver includes only the urbanized northern part of Surrey. As a band of more sparsely populated rural area separates White Rock and the adjacent South Surrey neighbourhood from northern Surrey, these communities form the distinct population centre of White Rock and are not part of Vancouver's statistical urban area.^[3] Similarly, the district municipality of Delta is also part of Metro Vancouver, while the population centre of Vancouver includes the neighbourhoods of Ladner and Tsawwassen but excludes the less densely populated North Delta area.^[3]

List

Rank	Population centre	Size group	Population in 2016
1	Vancouver	Large urban	2,463,231
2	Victoria	Large urban	367,770
3	Kelowna	Large urban	192,882
4	Nanaimo	Large urban	158,767
5	Abbotsford	Medium	144,397
6	Kamloops	Medium	90,280
7	Chilliwack	Medium	83,788
8	White Rock	Medium	82,368
9	Prince George	Medium	74,003
10	Vernon	Medium	40,116
11	Campbell River	Medium	35,138
12	Penticton	Medium	33,761
13	Walnut Grove	Medium	27,969
14	Courtenay	Medium	25,101
15	Duncan	Small	24,479
16	Parksville	Small	24,326
17	Port Alberni	Small	20,503
18	Cranbrook	Small	19,364
19	Fort St. John	Small	18,699
20	Terrace	Small	15,569
21	Squamish	Small	15,051
22	Quesnel	Small	13,566
23	Powell River	Small	13,175
24	Aldergrove	Small	12,778
25	Williams Lake	Small	12,408
26	Prince Rupert	Small	11,838
27	Salmon Arm	Small	11,810
28	Dawson Creek	Small	11,583
29	Nelson	Small	10,520
30	Trail	Small	9,276
31	Castlegar	Small	8,992
32	Ladysmith	Small	8,841
33	Gibsons	Small	8,089
34	Whistler	Small	7,699
35	Sechelt	Small	7,251
36	Merritt	Small	7,189
37	Sooke	Small	7,136
38	Kitimat	Small	7,046
39	Revelstoke	Small	6,772
40	Kimberley	Small	6,723
41	Summerland	Small	6,704
42	Duck Lake	Small	6,281
43	Smithers	Small	5,473
44	Creston	Small	5,379
45	Oliver	Small	5,175
46	Osoyoos	Small	4,855
47	Armstrong	Small	4,830
48	Fernie	Small	4,811
49	Dallas	Small	4,445
50	Grand Forks	Small	4,274
51	Hope	Small	4,234
52	Fort Nelson	Small	3,902
53	Golden	Small	3,701
54	Fruitvale	Small	3,628
55	Shawnigan	Small	3,543
56	Port Hardy	Small	3,515
57	Rossland	Small	3,491
58	Sparwood	Small	3,460
59	Cumberland	Small	3,381
60	Mackenzie	Small	3,300
61	Kent	Small	3,182
62	Lake Cowichan	Small	3,159
63	Chemainus	Small	3,035
64	Invermere	Small	2,955
65	Enderby	Small	2,932
66	Princeton	Small	2,724
67	Tumbler Ridge	Small	2,700
68	Elkford	Small	2,518
69	Port McNeill	Small	2,505
70	Chase	Small	2,495
71	Sicamous	Small	2,441
72	Burns Lake	Small	2,390
73	Pemberton	Small	2,369
74	Fort St. James	Small	2,278
75	Chetwynd	Small	2,255
76	Houston	Small	2,246
77	Aldergrove East	Small	2,203
78	Lillooet	Small	2,068
79	Logan Lake	Small	1,975
80	Blind Bay	Small	1,738
81	Lumby	Small	1,731
82	One Hundred Mile House	Small	1,721
83	Ashcroft	Small	1,628
84	Ucluelet	Small	1,627
85	Nakusp	Small	1,574
86	Mill Bay	Small	1,549
87	Roberts Creek	Small	1,472
88	Harrison Hot Springs	Small	1,468
89	Cowichan Bay	Small	1,401
90	Vanderhoof	Small	1,382
91	Lions Bay	Small	1,318
92	Gold River	Small	1,267
93	Fraser Lake	Small	1,167
94	Salmo	Small	1,139
95	Miller's Landing	Small	1,113
96	Cultus Lake	Small	1,110
97	Welcome Beach	Small	1,106
98	Crofton	Small	1,092
99	Deep Cove	Small	1,088
100	Cache Creek	Small	1,040

References

^ ^a ^b "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: British Columbia. Statistics Canada.
^ ^a ^b Map: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia. Statistics Canada, February 1, 2012.

[popcentre-1] "From urban areas to population centres" Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.

[2] Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: British Columbia. Statistics Canada.

[map-3] Map: Vancouver (Population Centre), British Columbia. Statistics Canada, February 1, 2012.

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-'''Population centre''', in [[Canada|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 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=popcentre>[http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/sgc-cgt/urban-urbain-eng.htm "From urban areas to population centres"]. [[Statistics Canada]], May 5, 2011.</ref>
+'''Population centre''', in [[Canada|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 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=popcentre>[http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/sgc-cgt/urban-urbain-eng.htm "From urban areas to population centres"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213032942/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/standard-norme/sgc-cgt/urban-urbain-eng.htm |date=2012-12-13 }}. [[Statistics Canada]], May 5, 2011.</ref>
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