Canada Population Centres

Name: Canada Population Centres
Creator: Statistics Canada
License: StatCan-Open-Licence

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Geographic boundaries and classification data for population centres across Canada, including unique identifiers for provinces and specific urban areas.

At a glance

Records: 1,030
Geometry: MultiPolygon
Area type: Popctr
Location: Canada
Country: Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Licence: StatCan-Open-Licence
Year: 2021

Columns (8)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Population Centre ID	string	—	Unique identifier for the population centre
Province Population Centre ID	string	—	Combined identifier for the province and population centre
Dissemination Geography ID	string	—	Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for the population centre
Province Geography ID	string	—	Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for the province
Name	string	—	The official name of the population centre
Type	string	4 unique	Classification code for the type of population centre
Class	string	3 unique	Size-based classification of the population centre
Province ID	string	13 unique	Unique identifier for the province or territory

Data preview

Population Centre ID	Province Population Centre ID	Dissemination Geography ID	Province Geography ID	Name	Type	Class	Province ID
0237	480237	2021S05100237	—	Drayton Valley	4	2	48
0993	480993	2021S05100993	—	Vulcan	4	2	48
0616	350616	2021S05100616	2021S0511350616	Ottawa - Gatineau	1	4	35
0254	480254	2021S05100254	—	Edson	4	2	48
0934	480934	2021S05100934	—	Three Hills	4	2	48
1132	351132	2021S05101132	—	Creemore	4	2	35
0136	100136	2021S05100136	—	Carbonear	4	2	10
0283	470283	2021S05100283	—	Foam Lake	4	2	47
0912	470912	2021S05100912	—	Swift Current	1	2	47
0119	590119	2021S05100119	—	Campbell River	1	3	59

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