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 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 54 population centres in the province of Manitoba.
List
The below table is a list of those population centres in Manitoba from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada.
| Rank | Population centre | Size group | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winnipeg | Large urban | 758,515 | 712,858 | +6.4% | 356.99 | 2,124.8/km2 |
| 2 | Brandon | Medium | 50,532 | 48,345 | +4.5% | 28.73 | 1,758.9/km2 |
| 3 | Steinbach | Small | 17,589 | 15,790 | +11.4% | 17.8 | 988.1/km2 |
| 4 | Winkler | Small | 15,335 | 14,311 | +7.2% | 19.02 | 806.3/km2 |
| 5 | Portage la Prairie | Small | 12,944 | 13,013 | −0.5% | 9.93 | 1,303.5/km2 |
| 6 | Thompson | Small | 12,329 | 13,037 | −5.4% | 7.81 | 1,578.6/km2 |
| 7 | Selkirk | Small | 9,761 | 9,604 | +1.6% | 5.93 | 1,646.0/km2 |
| 8 | Morden | Small | 9,103 | 8,058 | +13.0% | 8.53 | 1,067.2/km2 |
| 9 | Dauphin | Small | 8,034 | 8,233 | −2.4% | 7.95 | 1,010.6/km2 |
| 10 | The Pas | Small | 7,302 | 6,402 | +14.1% | 8.4 | 869.3/km2 |
| 11 | Niverville | Small | 5,593 | 4,363 | +28.2% | 4.23 | 1,322.2/km2 |
| 12 | Stonewall | Small | 5,046 | 4,809 | +4.9% | 5.96 | 846.6/km2 |
| 13 | Oakbank | Small | 5,041 | 4,604 | +9.5% | 5.39 | 935.3/km2 |
| 14 | Neepawa | Small | 4,938 | 3,939 | +25.4% | 2.36 | 2,092.4/km2 |
| 15 | Flin Flon | Small | 4,722 | 4,810 | −1.8% | 3.74 | 1,262.6/km2 |
| 16 | Altona | Small | 4,227 | 4,177 | +1.2% | 4.8 | 880.6/km2 |
| 17 | Swan River | Small | 3,989 | 3,969 | +0.5% | 5.73 | 696.2/km2 |
| 18 | Lorette | Small | 3,230 | 2,904 | +11.2% | 3.15 | 1,025.4/km2 |
| 19 | Mitchell | Small | 3,136 | 2,523 | +24.3% | 4.08 | 768.6/km2 |
| 20 | Beausejour | Small | 3,123 | 3,003 | +4.0% | 3.11 | 1,004.2/km2 |
| 21 | Carman | Small | 2,970 | 3,022 | −1.7% | 2.85 | 1,042.1/km2 |
| 22 | Virden | Small | 2,904 | 3,082 | −5.8% | 2.33 | 1,246.4/km2 |
| 23 | Ste. Anne | Small | 2,891 | 2,114 | +36.8% | 4.14 | 698.3/km2 |
| 24 | Killarney | Small | 2,499 | 2,315 | +7.9% | 3.45 | 724.3/km2 |
| 25 | La Salle | Small | 2,471 | 1,874 | +31.9% | 3 | 823.7/km2 |
| 26 | Minnedosa | Small | 2,407 | 2,224 | +8.2% | 2.23 | 1,079.4/km2 |
| 27 | Gimli | Small | 2,345 | 2,251 | +4.2% | 3.02 | 776.5/km2 |
| 28 | Stony Mountain | Small | 2,160 | 1,800 | +20.0% | 1.99 | 1,085.4/km2 |
| 29 | Souris | Small | 1,935 | 1,900 | +1.8% | 2.5 | 774.0/km2 |
| 30 | Cross Lake 19A | Small | 1,826 | 2,041 | −10.5% | 3.3 | 553.3/km2 |
| 31 | Carberry | Small | 1,823 | 1,748 | +4.3% | 2.4 | 759.6/km2 |
| 32 | Morris | Small | 1,801 | 1,714 | +5.1% | 2.26 | 796.9/km2 |
| 33 | Grunthal | Small | 1,782 | 1,680 | +6.1% | 2.7 | 660.0/km2 |
| 34 | Blumenort | Small | 1,738 | 1,675 | +3.8% | 3.17 | 548.3/km2 |
| 35 | Wasagamack | Small | 1,689 | 579 | +191.7% | 3.66 | 461.5/km2 |
| 36 | Russell | Small | 1,622 | 1,498 | +8.3% | 1.9 | 853.7/km2 |
| 37 | Roblin | Small | 1,603 | 1,614 | −0.7% | 2.71 | 591.5/km2 |
| 38 | St. Adolphe | Small | 1,595 | 1,367 | +16.7% | 1.74 | 916.7/km2 |
| 39 | Ile des Chênes | Small | 1,572 | 1,528 | +2.9% | 1.83 | 859.0/km2 |
| 40 | Boissevain | Small | 1,567 | 1,656 | −5.4% | 2.54 | 616.9/km2 |
| 41 | Pinawa | Small | 1,512 | 1,441 | +4.9% | 2.14 | 706.5/km2 |
| 42 | Oak Bluff | Small | 1,442 | 1,051 | +37.2% | 2.52 | 572.2/km2 |
| 43 | Cross Lake 19 | Small | 1,387 | 1,252 | +10.8% | 3.05 | 454.8/km2 |
| 44 | Shilo CFB-BFC | Small | 1,362 | 1,419 | −4.0% | 1.25 | 1,089.6/km2 |
| 45 | Nelson House 170 | Small | 1,351 | 1,675 | −19.3% | 2.7 | 500.4/km2 |
| 46 | La Broquerie | Small | 1,332 | 1,034 | +28.8% | 2.98 | 447.0/km2 |
| 47 | St-Pierre-Jolys | Small | 1,305 | 1,170 | +11.5% | 2.61 | 500.0/km2 |
| 48 | Landmark | Small | 1,284 | 1,237 | +3.8% | 2.22 | 578.4/km2 |
| 49 | Arborg | Small | 1,279 | 1,222 | +4.7% | 2 | 639.5/km2 |
| 50 | Chemawawin 2 | Small | 1,163 | 1,131 | +2.8% | 1.51 | 770.2/km2 |
| 51 | Teulon | Small | 1,087 | 1,095 | −0.7% | 1.87 | 581.3/km2 |
| 52 | St. Theresa Point | Small | 1,083 | 1,038 | +4.3% | 1.53 | 707.8/km2 |
| 53 | Lac du Bonnet | Small | 1,064 | 1,089 | −2.3% | 2.26 | 470.8/km2 |
| 54 | St. Andrews | Small | 1,001 | 1,026 | −2.4% | 2.33 | 429.6/km2 |
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