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.

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

In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed 37 population centres in the province of Nova Scotia.

List

Rank	Population centre	Size group	Population in 2011	Population in 2006
1	Halifax	Large urban	297,943	285,480
2	Sydney	Medium	31,597	33,496
3	Truro	Small	23,261	22,376
4	New Glasgow	Small	20,609	20,876
5	Glace Bay	Small	19,076	19,968
6	Kentville	Small	14,234	13,552
7	Sydney Mines	Small	14,135	15,315
8	Amherst	Small	9,811	9,598
9	New Waterford	Small	8,942	9,661
10	Bridgewater	Small	8,310	8,021
11	Yarmouth	Small	6,761	7,162
12	Kingston - Greenwood	Small	6,595	6,528
13	Antigonish	Small	5,084	4,712
14	Wolfville	Small	4,269	3,772
15	Windsor	Small	4,095	3,986
16	Enfield	Small	3,892	3,415
17	Springhill	Small	3,868	3,941
18	Lake Echo	Small	3,562	3,467
19	Pictou	Small	3,437	3,813
20	Port Hawkesbury	Small	3,366	3,517
21	Liverpool	Small	2,653	2,759
22	Berwick	Small	2,504	2,524
23	Lunenburg	Small	2,313	2,317
24	Digby	Small	2,152	2,097
25	Hammonds Plains Road	Small	1,840	3,124
26	Middleton	Small	1,749	1,829
27	Shelburne	Small	1,686	1,879
28	Still Water Lake	Small	1,677	855
29	Lantz	Small	1,533	1,626
30	Brookside	Small	1,531	1,824
31	Chester	Small	1,529	1,496
32	Inverness	Small	1,387	1,464
33	Hantsport	Small	1,377	1,432
34	Parrsboro	Small	1,305	1,401
35	Oxford	Small	1,151	1,178
36	Hayes Subdivision	Small	1,090	1,053
37	Bridgetown	Small	1,014	1,082