Nova Scotia Trunk 2 through Fall River, Nova Scotia's most populous designated place

A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.[1] It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)."[2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities.[2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.[2]

In the 2021 Census of Population, Nova Scotia had 70 designated places,[3] an increase from 68 in 2016.[4] Designated place types in Nova Scotia include 66 class IV areas and 4 retired population centres.[5] In 2021, the 70 designated places had a cumulative population of 44,090 and an average population of 630. Nova Scotia's largest designated place is Bible Hill with a population of 5,076.[6]

List

List of designated places in Nova Scotia
Name[6] Type[5] County[6] 2021 Census of Population[6]
Population
(2021) 		Population
(2016) 		Change
(%) 		Land
area
(km2) 		Population
density
(per km2)
Alder Point Class IV area Cape Breton 461 484 −4.8% 5.14 89.7/km2
Aylesford Class IV area Kings 834 833 +0.1% 4.08 204.4/km2
Baddeck Class IV area Victoria 818 826 −1.0% 2.11 387.7/km2
Bible Hill Class IV area Colchester 5,076 4,894 +3.7% 9.24 549.4/km2
Black Point Class IV area Halifax 486 452 +7.5% 1.48 328.4/km2
Boutlier's Point Class IV area Halifax 781 765 +2.1% 2.6 300.4/km2
Bras D'Or Class IV area Cape Breton 96 104 −7.7% 1.02 94.1/km2
Bridgetown Retired population centre Annapolis 970 949 +2.2% 3.63 267.2/km2
Brookfield Class IV area Colchester 439 445 −1.3% 1.27 345.7/km2
Brooklyn Class IV area Queens 849 916 −7.3% 9.44 89.9/km2
Cambridge Class IV area Kings 703 867 −18.9% 3.77 186.5/km2
Canning Class IV area Kings 716 731 −2.1% 1.86 384.9/km2
Carleton Corner Class IV area Annapolis 99 106 −6.6% 0.66 150.0/km2
Centreville Class IV area Kings 1,159 1,129 +2.7% 2.36 491.1/km2
Coldbrook part A Class IV area Kings 233 240 −2.9% 2.18 106.9/km2
Coldbrook part B Class IV area Kings 973 1,025 −5.1% 4.94 197.0/km2
Cornwallis Park Class IV area Annapolis 488 479 +1.9% 2.14 228.0/km2
Cow Bay Class IV area Halifax 1,224 1,257 −2.6% 5.79 211.4/km2
Donkin Class IV area Cape Breton 532 524 +1.5% 9.5 56.0/km2
Edwardsville Class IV area Cape Breton 287 267 +7.5% 8.08 35.5/km2
Elmsdale Class IV area Hants 413 360 +14.7% 2.99 138.1/km2
Enfield Class IV area Hants 36 37 −2.7% 0.12 300.0/km2
English Corner Retired population centre Halifax 1,058 1,151 −8.1% 2.78 380.6/km2
Fall River Class IV area Halifax 2,474 2,337 +5.9% 14.89 166.2/km2
Falmouth Class IV area Hants 1,553 1,368 +13.5% 5.21 298.1/km2
Freeport Class IV area Digby 217 223 −2.7% 7.57 28.7/km2
Granville Ferry Class IV area Annapolis 152 110 +38.2% 0.43 353.5/km2
Greenwood Class IV area Kings 0 0 NA 0.37 0.0/km2
Groves Point Class IV area Cape Breton 254 258 −1.6% 7.63 33.3/km2
Guysborough Class IV area Guysborough 397 363 +9.4% 3.09 128.5/km2
Hammonds Plains Road Retired population centre Halifax 1,819 1,859 −2.2% 3.18 572.0/km2
Hants Border Class IV area Kings 408 393 +3.8% 1.29 316.3/km2
Havre Boucher Class IV area Antigonish 281 309 −9.1% 2.69 104.5/km2
Hebbville Class IV area Lunenburg 796 802 −0.7% 15.79 50.4/km2
Hillside Class IV area Pictou 122 149 −18.1% 1.38 88.4/km2
Hubbards Class IV area Halifax 387 364 +6.3% 2.29 169.0/km2
Lantz Retired population centre Hants 1,703 2,229 −23.6% 2.97 573.4/km2
Lawrencetown Class IV area Annapolis 636 516 +23.3% 5.62 113.2/km2
Lequille Class IV area Annapolis 182 222 −18.0% 0.71 256.3/km2
Lingan Class IV area Cape Breton 229 261 −12.3% 3.99 57.4/km2
Little Bras D'Or Class IV area Cape Breton 148 135 +9.6% 3.85 38.4/km2
Little Pond Class IV area Cape Breton 169 183 −7.7% 4.35 38.9/km2
Louisbourg Class IV area Cape Breton 825 877 −5.9% 3.3 250.0/km2
Masstown Class IV area Colchester 156 164 −4.9% 0.76 205.3/km2
Mill Creek Class IV area Cape Breton 413 430 −4.0% 7.29 56.7/km2
Milton Class IV area Queens 999 999 0.0% 7.18 139.1/km2
Milton Highlands Class IV area Yarmouth 320 343 −6.7% 1.48 216.2/km2
New Germany Class IV area Lunenburg 447 458 −2.4% 2.49 179.5/km2
Point Aconi Class IV area Cape Breton 113 134 −15.7% 10.11 11.2/km2
Port Caledonia Class IV area Cape Breton 212 214 −0.9% 10.04 21.1/km2
Port Hastings Class IV area Inverness 90 89 +1.1% 0.86 104.7/km2
Port Williams Class IV area Kings 1,110 1,186 −6.4% 2.93 378.8/km2
Priestville Class IV area Pictou 157 163 −3.7% 0.72 218.1/km2
Prime Brook Class IV area Cape Breton 186 183 +1.6% 6.77 27.5/km2
Pugwash Class IV area Cumberland 746 736 +1.4% 9.8 76.1/km2
River Hebert Class IV area Cumberland 468 453 +3.3% 6.02 77.7/km2
River Ryan Class IV area Cape Breton 239 238 +0.4% 4.73 50.5/km2
Sandy Point Class IV area Shelburne 369 347 +6.3% 2.44 151.2/km2
Shubenacadie part A Class IV area Hants 401 735 −45.4% 4 100.3/km2
Shubenacadie part B Class IV area Colchester 10 187 −94.7% 2.12 4.7/km2
St. Margaret's Bay Class IV area Halifax 840 782 +7.4% 2.51 334.7/km2
Sydney River Class IV area Cape Breton 455 367 +24.0% 6.68 68.1/km2
Tatamagouche Class IV area Colchester 691 755 −8.5% 8.05 85.8/km2
Terrence Bay Class IV area Halifax 678 749 −9.5% 3.37 201.2/km2
Tower Road Class IV area Cape Breton 295 272 +8.5% 9.07 32.5/km2
Upper North Sydney Class IV area Cape Breton 387 406 −4.7% 11.18 34.6/km2
Waterville Class IV area Kings 703 747 −5.9% 1.79 392.7/km2
Waverley Class IV area Halifax 858 813 +5.5% 2.9 295.9/km2
Wedgeport Class IV area Yarmouth 1,071 1,061 +0.9% 9.64 111.1/km2
Westport Class IV area Digby 193 218 −11.5% 11.68 16.5/km2
Total designated places — — 44,090 45,028 −2.1% 324.39 135.9/km2
Province of Nova Scotia — — 969,383 923,598 +5.0% 52,824.71 18.4/km2

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. November 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 – Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Select from a list of geographies, Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. January 23, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
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