Census Agglomeration

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A Census Agglomeration, or CA is a Canadian census geographic concept used to describe smaller urban areas. A CA comprises an urban area (known as the urban core) and adjacent areas (known as urban and rural fringes) that have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. A CA has an urban core population of at least 10,000 but less than 100,000, based on the previous census. They are similar to micropolitan areas in the United States. Larger urban areas are called Census Metropolitan Areas.

There were 113 Census agglomerations in 2001. The following table provides the basic information on each of them. See also List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada for a ranking.

Census Agglomerations by Province/Territory

Census Agglomeration Name 2001 Population Land area in square km Population density per square km Population rank

Alberta

Brooks, Alberta 11,604 17 664.4 109

Camrose, Alberta 14,854 26 574.6 97

Cold Lake, Alberta 27,935 6,319 4.4 60

Grande Prairie, Alberta 36,983 60 612.1 46

Lethbridge, Alberta 67,374 122 553.0 21

Medicine Hat, Alberta 61,735 13,291 4.6 23

Red Deer, Alberta 67,707 61 1,111.8 20

Wetaskiwin, Alberta 11,154 16 704.7 111

Wood Buffalo, Alberta 42,602 63,837 0.7 37

Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan 20,988 42 505.4 77

British Columbia

Campbell River, British Columbia 33,872 1,748 19.4 50

Chilliwack, British Columbia 69,776 1,253 55.7 17

Courtenay, British Columbia 47,051 617 76.2 32

Cranbrook, British Columbia 24,275 4,553 5.3 69

Dawson Creek, British Columbia 17,444 11,695 1.5 84

Duncan, British Columbia 38,813 372 104.4 45

Fort St. John, British Columbia 16,034 22 744.5 92

Kamloops, British Columbia 86,491 5,684 15.2 10

Kelowna, British Columbia 147,739 2,904 50.9 2

Kitimat, British Columbia 10,285 243 42.4 112

Nanaimo, British Columbia 85,664 1,279 67.0 12

Parksville, British Columbia 24,285 81 298.1 68

Penticton, British Columbia 41,574 2,217 18.8 38

Port Alberni, British Columbia 25,396 1,731 14.7 64

Powell River, British Columbia 18,269 4,718 3.9 81

Prince George, British Columbia 85,035 17,729 4.8 13

Prince Rupert, British Columbia 15,302 223 68.6 95

Quesnel, British Columbia 24,426 21,766 1.1 67

Squamish, British Columbia 14,435 96 150.2 98

Terrace, British Columbia 19,980 9,748 2.0 79

Vernon, British Columbia 51,530 1,042 49.5 29

Williams Lake, British Columbia 25,122 12,466 2.0 66

Manitoba

Brandon, Manitoba 41,037 646 63.5 41

Thompson, Manitoba 13,256 17 771.7 101

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba 20,617 2,030 10.2 78

New Brunswick

Bathurst, New Brunswick 23,935 1,628 14.7 70

Edmundston, New Brunswick 22,173 902 24.6 74

Fredericton, New Brunswick 81,346 4,522 18.0 14

Moncton, New Brunswick 117,727 2,177 54.1 3

Campbellton, New Brunswick/Quebec 16,265 1,509 10.8 88

Newfoundland and Labrador

Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador 25,747 248 103.7 63

Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador 11,254 2,427 4.6 110

Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador 18,981 4,168 4.6 80

Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador 9,638 56 171.3 113

Northwest Territories

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 16,541 105 157.2 86

Nova Scotia

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 109,330 2,471 44.3 5

Kentville, Nova Scotia 25,172 608 41.4 65

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 36,735 2,066 17.8 47

Truro, Nova Scotia 44,276 2,732 16.2 35

Ontario

Barrie, Ontario 148,480 897 165.4 1
Belleville, Ontario 87,395 741 118.0 9

Brantford, Ontario 86,417 72 1,207.6 11

Brockville, Ontario 44,741 1,143 39.1 34

Chatham-Kent, Ontario 107,709 2,471 43.6 6

Cobourg, Ontario 17,172 22 767.6 85

Collingwood, Ontario 16,039 33 479.3 91

Cornwall, Ontario 57,581 509 113.1 27

Elliot Lake, Ontario 11,956 698 17.1 106

Guelph, Ontario 117,344 378 310.1 4

Haileybury, Ontario 12,867 320 40.2 102

Kawartha Lakes, Ontario 69,179 3,059 22.6 18

Kenora, Ontario 15,838 211 75.0 93

Leamington, Ontario 46,757 509 91.8 33

Midland, Ontario 33,692 193 174.2 51

Norfolk, Ontario 60,847 1,607 37.9 24

North Bay, Ontario 63,681 1,031 61.8 22

Orillia, Ontario 40,256 563 71.5 43

Owen Sound, Ontario 31,583 627 50.3 55

Petawawa, Ontario 14,398 165 87.4 99

Peterborough, Ontario 102,423 1,200 85.4 7

Port Hope, Ontario 15,605 279 55.9 94

Sarnia, Ontario 88,331 800 110.4 8

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 78,908 715 110.3 16

Stratford, Ontario 29,676 22 1,353.7 57

Tillsonburg, Ontario 14,052 22 629.1 100

Timmins, Ontario 43,686 2,962 14.8 36

Woodstock, Ontario 33,061 30 1,086.0 53

Hawkesbury, Ontario/Quebec 11,629 12 934.7 107

Pembroke, Ontario/Quebec 23,608 753 31.4 71

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 58,358 823 70.9 26

Summerside, Prince Edward Island 16,200 92 176.4 90

Quebec

Alma, Quebec 30,126 196 154.0 56

Amos, Quebec 21,749 3,083 7.1 75

Baie-Comeau, Quebec 28,940 1,062 27.2 58

Cowansville, Quebec 12,032 46 261.1 105

Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec 14,879 296 50.3 96

Drummondville, Quebec 68,451 467 146.7 19

Granby, Quebec 60,264 267 225.6 25

Joliette, Quebec 35,821 60 600.7 49

La Tuque, Quebec 12,376 1,267 9.8 103

Lachute, Quebec 11,628 109 107.0 108

Magog, Quebec 22,535 144 156.4 72

Matane, Quebec 16,249 292 55.7 89

Rimouski, Quebec 47,688 600 79.5 31

Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec 22,339 300 74.4 73

Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 36,308 2,543 14.3 48

Saint-Georges, Quebec 28,127 198 141.9 59

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec 49,536 167 296.2 30

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec 79,600 226 351.7 15

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec 39,028 107 365.6 44

Sept-Îles, Quebec 26,952 1,697 15.9 61

Shawinigan, Quebec 57,304 662 86.6 28

Sorel-Tracy, Quebec 40,956 173 237.3 42

Thetford Mines, Quebec 26,323 227 116.0 62

Val-d'Or, Quebec 32,423 3,549 9.1 54

Victoriaville, Quebec 41,233 152 271.7 40

Saskatchewan

Estevan, Saskatchewan 12,083 794 15.2 104

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 33,519 844 39.7 52

North Battleford, Saskatchewan 17,512 57 308.3 83

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 41,460 1,886 22.0 39

Swift Current, Saskatchewan 16,527 1,132 14.6 87

Yorkton, Saskatchewan 17,554 842 20.8 82

Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan 20,988 42 505.4 77

Yukon

Whitehorse, Yukon 21,405 8,488 2.5 76

External link

[Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA)], Statistics Canada

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Census Agglomeration Name	2001 Population	Land area in square km	Population density per square km	Population rank
Alberta
Brooks, Alberta	11,604	17	664.4	109
Camrose, Alberta	14,854	26	574.6	97
Cold Lake, Alberta	27,935	6,319	4.4	60
Grande Prairie, Alberta	36,983	60	612.1	46
Lethbridge, Alberta	67,374	122	553.0	21
Medicine Hat, Alberta	61,735	13,291	4.6	23
Red Deer, Alberta	67,707	61	1,111.8	20
Wetaskiwin, Alberta	11,154	16	704.7	111
Wood Buffalo, Alberta	42,602	63,837	0.7	37
Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan	20,988	42	505.4	77
British Columbia
Campbell River, British Columbia	33,872	1,748	19.4	50
Chilliwack, British Columbia	69,776	1,253	55.7	17
Courtenay, British Columbia	47,051	617	76.2	32
Cranbrook, British Columbia	24,275	4,553	5.3	69
Dawson Creek, British Columbia	17,444	11,695	1.5	84
Duncan, British Columbia	38,813	372	104.4	45
Fort St. John, British Columbia	16,034	22	744.5	92
Kamloops, British Columbia	86,491	5,684	15.2	10
Kelowna, British Columbia	147,739	2,904	50.9	2
Kitimat, British Columbia	10,285	243	42.4	112
Nanaimo, British Columbia	85,664	1,279	67.0	12
Parksville, British Columbia	24,285	81	298.1	68
Penticton, British Columbia	41,574	2,217	18.8	38
Port Alberni, British Columbia	25,396	1,731	14.7	64
Powell River, British Columbia	18,269	4,718	3.9	81
Prince George, British Columbia	85,035	17,729	4.8	13
Prince Rupert, British Columbia	15,302	223	68.6	95
Quesnel, British Columbia	24,426	21,766	1.1	67
Squamish, British Columbia	14,435	96	150.2	98
Terrace, British Columbia	19,980	9,748	2.0	79
Vernon, British Columbia	51,530	1,042	49.5	29
Williams Lake, British Columbia	25,122	12,466	2.0	66
Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba	41,037	646	63.5	41
Thompson, Manitoba	13,256	17	771.7	101
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba	20,617	2,030	10.2	78
New Brunswick
Bathurst, New Brunswick	23,935	1,628	14.7	70
Edmundston, New Brunswick	22,173	902	24.6	74
Fredericton, New Brunswick	81,346	4,522	18.0	14
Moncton, New Brunswick	117,727	2,177	54.1	3
Campbellton, New Brunswick/Quebec	16,265	1,509	10.8	88
Newfoundland and Labrador
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador	25,747	248	103.7	63
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador	11,254	2,427	4.6	110
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador	18,981	4,168	4.6	80
Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador	9,638	56	171.3	113
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories	16,541	105	157.2	86
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia	109,330	2,471	44.3	5
Kentville, Nova Scotia	25,172	608	41.4	65
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia	36,735	2,066	17.8	47
Truro, Nova Scotia	44,276	2,732	16.2	35
Ontario
Barrie, Ontario	148,480	897	165.4	1
Belleville, Ontario	87,395	741	118.0	9
Brantford, Ontario	86,417	72	1,207.6	11
Brockville, Ontario	44,741	1,143	39.1	34
Chatham-Kent, Ontario	107,709	2,471	43.6	6
Cobourg, Ontario	17,172	22	767.6	85
Collingwood, Ontario	16,039	33	479.3	91
Cornwall, Ontario	57,581	509	113.1	27
Elliot Lake, Ontario	11,956	698	17.1	106
Guelph, Ontario	117,344	378	310.1	4
Haileybury, Ontario	12,867	320	40.2	102
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario	69,179	3,059	22.6	18
Kenora, Ontario	15,838	211	75.0	93
Leamington, Ontario	46,757	509	91.8	33
Midland, Ontario	33,692	193	174.2	51
Norfolk, Ontario	60,847	1,607	37.9	24
North Bay, Ontario	63,681	1,031	61.8	22
Orillia, Ontario	40,256	563	71.5	43
Owen Sound, Ontario	31,583	627	50.3	55
Petawawa, Ontario	14,398	165	87.4	99
Peterborough, Ontario	102,423	1,200	85.4	7
Port Hope, Ontario	15,605	279	55.9	94
Sarnia, Ontario	88,331	800	110.4	8
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	78,908	715	110.3	16
Stratford, Ontario	29,676	22	1,353.7	57
Tillsonburg, Ontario	14,052	22	629.1	100
Timmins, Ontario	43,686	2,962	14.8	36
Woodstock, Ontario	33,061	30	1,086.0	53
Hawkesbury, Ontario/Quebec	11,629	12	934.7	107
Pembroke, Ontario/Quebec	23,608	753	31.4	71
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	58,358	823	70.9	26
Summerside, Prince Edward Island	16,200	92	176.4	90
Quebec
Alma, Quebec	30,126	196	154.0	56
Amos, Quebec	21,749	3,083	7.1	75
Baie-Comeau, Quebec	28,940	1,062	27.2	58
Cowansville, Quebec	12,032	46	261.1	105
Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec	14,879	296	50.3	96
Drummondville, Quebec	68,451	467	146.7	19
Granby, Quebec	60,264	267	225.6	25
Joliette, Quebec	35,821	60	600.7	49
La Tuque, Quebec	12,376	1,267	9.8	103
Lachute, Quebec	11,628	109	107.0	108
Magog, Quebec	22,535	144	156.4	72
Matane, Quebec	16,249	292	55.7	89
Rimouski, Quebec	47,688	600	79.5	31
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec	22,339	300	74.4	73
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec	36,308	2,543	14.3	48
Saint-Georges, Quebec	28,127	198	141.9	59
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec	49,536	167	296.2	30
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec	79,600	226	351.7	15
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec	39,028	107	365.6	44
Sept-Îles, Quebec	26,952	1,697	15.9	61
Shawinigan, Quebec	57,304	662	86.6	28
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec	40,956	173	237.3	42
Thetford Mines, Quebec	26,323	227	116.0	62
Val-d'Or, Quebec	32,423	3,549	9.1	54
Victoriaville, Quebec	41,233	152	271.7	40
Saskatchewan
Estevan, Saskatchewan	12,083	794	15.2	104
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	33,519	844	39.7	52
North Battleford, Saskatchewan	17,512	57	308.3	83
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan	41,460	1,886	22.0	39
Swift Current, Saskatchewan	16,527	1,132	14.6	87
Yorkton, Saskatchewan	17,554	842	20.8	82
Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan	20,988	42	505.4	77
Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon	21,405	8,488	2.5	76