List of population centres in Nova Scotia
# 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 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 37 population centres in the province of Nova Scotia.

## List

The below table is a list of those population centres in Nova Scotia 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 $(km^2)$ | Population density |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Halifax | Large urban | 348,634 | 317,334 | +9.9% | 238.29 | $1,463.1/km^2$ |
| 2 | Cape Breton - Sydney | Medium | 30,960 | 30,170 | +2.6% | 30.91 | $1,001.6/km^2$ |
| 3 | Truro | Small | 23,583 | 23,205 | +1.6% | 31.52 | $748.2/km^2$ |
| 4 | New Glasgow | Small | 19,316 | 19,137 | +0.9% | 29.82 | $647.8/km^2$ |
| 5 | Glace Bay | Small | 16,915 | 17,604 | −3.9% | 31.19 | $542.3/km^2$ |
| 6 | Kentville | Small | 14,905 | 14,449 | +3.2% | 27.98 | $532.7/km^2$ |
| 7 | Sydney Mines | Small | 12,353 | 12,823 | −3.7% | 18.11 | $682.1/km^2$ |
| 8 | Amherst | Small | 9,548 | 9,550 | 0.0% | 12.38 | $771.2/km^2$ |
| 9 | Bridgewater | Small | 8,790 | 8,532 | +3.0% | 13.63 | $644.9/km^2$ |
| 10 | Yarmouth | Small | 7,848 | 7,527 | +4.3% | 16.81 | $466.9/km^2$ |
| 11 | Kingston - Greenwood | Small | 7,118 | 6,879 | +3.5% | 17.22 | $413.4/km^2$ |
| 12 | New Waterford | Small | 6,723 | 7,416 | −9.3% | 9.23 | $728.4/km^2$ |
| 13 | Enfield - Lantz | Small | 6,583 | 6,807 | −3.3% | 11.67 | $564.1/km^2$ |
| 14 | Antigonish | Small | 5,620 | 5,079 | +10.7% | 5.88 | $955.8/km^2$ |
| 15 | Windsor | Small | 5,514 | 5,248 | +5.1% | 10.56 | $522.2/km^2$ |
| 16 | Wolfville | Small | 5,057 | 4,195 | +20.5% | 6.46 | $782.8/km^2$ |
| 17 | Still Water Lake | Small | 3,379 | 3,447 | −2.0% | 8.23 | $410.6/km^2$ |
| 18 | Port Hawkesbury | Small | 2,998 | 3,004 | −0.2% | 5 | $599.6/km^2$ |
| 19 | Springhill | Small | 2,654 | 2,743 | −3.2% | 4.84 | $548.3/km^2$ |
| 20 | Pictou | Small | 2,643 | 2,711 | −2.5% | 4.35 | $607.6/km^2$ |
| 21 | Eskasoni 3 | Small | 2,575 | 2,352 | +9.5% | 5.7 | $451.8/km^2$ |
| 22 | Liverpool | Small | 2,546 | 2,549 | −0.1% | 3.59 | $709.2/km^2$ |
| 23 | Berwick | Small | 2,455 | 2,517 | −2.5% | 4.31 | $569.6/km^2$ |
| 24 | Lunenburg | Small | 2,405 | 2,262 | +6.3% | 3.35 | $717.9/km^2$ |
| 25 | Lake Echo | Small | 2,365 | 2,515 | −6.0% | 4.76 | $496.8/km^2$ |
| 26 | Indian Brook 14 | Small | 2,332 | 655 | +256.0% | 3.89 | $599.5/km^2$ |
| 27 | Digby | Small | 2,001 | 2,060 | −2.9% | 3.16 | $633.2/km^2$ |
| 28 | Hantsport | Small | 1,542 | 1,560 | −1.2% | 2.89 | $533.6/km^2$ |
| 29 | Brookside | Small | 1,439 | 1,441 | −0.1% | 2.81 | $512.1/km^2$ |
| 30 | Shelburne | Small | 1,439 | 1,483 | −3.0% | 2.6 | $553.5/km^2$ |
| 31 | Middleton | Small | 1,429 | 1,391 | +2.7% | 2.72 | $525.4/km^2$ |
| 32 | Chester | Small | 1,371 | 1,362 | +0.7% | 3.23 | $424.5/km^2$ |
| 33 | Inverness | Small | 1,228 | 1,248 | −1.6% | 2.73 | $449.8/km^2$ |
| 34 | Centreville | Small | 1,159 | 1,129 | +2.7% | 2.36 | $491.1/km^2$ |
| 35 | Howie Centre | Small | 1,106 | 1,157 | −4.4% | 1.67 | $662.3/km^2$ |
| 36 | Hayes Subdivision | Small | 1,044 | 1,121 | −6.9% | 1.1 | $949.1/km^2$ |
| 37 | Port Williams | Small | 1,030 | 1,120 | −8.0% | 1.92 | $536.5/km^2$ |
