This is a list of towns in Canada. Only municipalities currently incorporated as towns are listed here.
Alberta has 107 towns.
British Columbia has 14 towns.
Manitoba has 25 towns.
New Brunswick has 27 towns.
Newfoundland and Labrador has 277 towns.
The Northwest Territories has four towns.
| Name | Population (2021)[1] | Population (2016)[1] | Change (%)[1] | Area (km2)[1] | Population density[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith | 2,248 | 2,542 | −11.6% | 91.21 | 24.6 |
| Hay River | 3,169 | 3,528 | −10.2% | 122.40 | 25.9 |
| Inuvik | 3,137 | 3,243 | −3.3% | 62.68 | 50.0 |
| Norman Wells | 673 | 778 | −13.5% | 82.09 | 8.2 |
| Total towns | 9,227 | 10,091 | −8.6% | 358.38 | 25.7 |
Nova Scotia has 30 towns.
Ontario has 89 towns.
Prince Edward Island has seven towns.
Quebec does not officially differentiate between towns and cities as the general French term for both is "Ville". Quebec has 222 villas.
Saskatchewan has 146 towns.
Yukon has seven towns. In their official names, four are branded as villages (Carmacks, Haines Junction, Mayo, and Teslin) while one is branded as a city (Dawson).
| Name | Population (2021)[2] | Population (2016)[2] | Change (%)[2] | Area (km2)[2] | Population density[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmacks | 588 | 493 | +19.3% | 36.87 | 15.9 |
| Dawson | 1,577 | 1,375 | +14.7% | 30.91 | 51.0 |
| Faro | 440 | 348 | +26.4% | 199.89 | 2.2 |
| Haines Junction | 688 | 613 | +12.2% | 34.30 | 20.1 |
| Mayo | 188 | 200 | −6.0% | 0.98 | 191.8 |
| Teslin | 239 | 255 | −6.3% | 3.77 | 63.4 |
| Watson Lake | 1,133 | 1,083 | +4.6% | 109.77 | 10.3 |
| Total towns | 4,853 | 4,367 | +11.1% | 416.49 | 11.7 |
See also
[edit]- History of cities in Canada
- Population of Canada by province and territory
- List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada
- List of cities and towns of Upper Canada
- List of cities in Canada
- List of cities in North America
- List of city nicknames in Canada
- List of largest Canadian cities by census
- List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area
- List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population
- List of the largest population centres in Canada
- List of villages in Canada
- Origins of names of cities in Canada
- Population of Canada by year
- Regional municipality
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Yukon". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
