St. John's metropolitan area

The St. John's metropolitan area is the most populous census metropolitan area (CMA) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. With a population of 205,955 in the 2016 Canadian Census,[1] the CMA is the second largest in Atlantic Canada and the 20th largest CMA in Canada.[2]

Not to be confused with St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
St. John's metropolitan area
Metropolitan Area
Location of St John's in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°34′3″N 52°42′26″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division1
Government
 • MPs
 • MHAs
Area
 • Metro
804.65 km2 (310.68 sq mi)
Population
 • Metro
205,955
 • Metro density255.9/km2 (663/sq mi)
 20th Largest metropolitan area in Canada
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (NDT)
Area code(s)709

The St. John’s CMA has an estimated population of 219,207 as of 2017.[3] The CMA comprises the City of St. John's and twelve other communities, the largest of which are the town of Conception Bay South and the city of Mount Pearl.[4]

Demographics

The following information is from: Statistics Canada[4][1]

Population change

St. John's metropolitan area

Year Population
% change
1986 164,593 N/A
1991 175,391 6.6
1996 174,051 -0.1
2001 172,918 -0.7
2006 181,113 4.7
2011 196,966 8.8
2016 205,955 4.6

Municipalities
Municipality 2001 2006 2011 2016
St. John's 99,182 100,646 106,172 108,860
Conception Bay South 19,772 21,966 24,848 26,199
Mount Pearl 24,964 24,671 24,284 22,957
Paradise 9,598 12,584 17,695 21,389
Portugal Cove – St. Philip's 5,866 6,575 7,366 8,147
Torbay 5,474 6,281 7,397 7,899
Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove 1,872 1,978 2,098 2,221
Pouch Cove 1,669 1,756 1,866 2,069
Flatrock 1,138 1,214 1,457 1,683
Witless Bay 1,056 1,070 1,179 1,619
Bay Bulls 1,014 1,078 1,283 1,500
Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove 949 915 924 960
Bauline 364 379 397 452

Population density
Rank Municipality Population Land Area Population Density
km2 mi2 /km2 /mi2
- St. John's metropolitan area 205,955 804.65 310.68 244.8 634
1 St. John's 108,860 446.04 172.22 238.0 616
2 Conception Bay South 26,199 59.27 22.88 419.2 1,086
3 Mount Pearl 22,957 15.75 6.08 1,542.1 3,994
4 Paradise 21,389 29.24 11.29 605.2 1,567
5 Portugal Cove – St. Philip's 8,147 57.35 22.14 128.4 333
6 Torbay 7,899 34.88 13.47 212.1 549
7 Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove 2,221 16.98 6.56 123.6 320
8 Pouch Cove 2,069 58.34 22.53 32.0 83
9 Flatrock 1,683 18.12 7.00 80.4 208
10 Witless Bay 1,619 18.49 7.14 67.4 175
11 Bay Bulls 1,500 30.74 11.87 41.7 108
12 Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove 960 4.51 1.74 205.1 531
13 Bauline 452 15.95 6.16 24.9 64

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: St. John's [Census metropolitan area], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. The City of St. John's — City Information Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Table 4 Population estimates by census metropolitan area". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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