Designated place
A designated place (DPL) is a type of
Though lacking separate
Some designated places may have a quasi-governmental status, such as a
DPLs are similar to the function of census-designated places in the United States, but are defined differently. One significant difference is that Statistics Canada applies the designation to much smaller communities than does the United States Census Bureau.
Statistics Canada indexes designated places numerically, with each designated place referred to by a unique six-digit code, the first two digits of which are the Standard Geographical Classification code for the province or territory in which the place is located, an example being 590066 for Shawnigan Lake in British Columbia.[2]
Criteria
As of the 2016 census, Statistics Canada requires small communities or settlements to meet the following criteria in order to become a designated place:[1]
- an area less than or equal to 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
- "a boundary that respects the block structure from the previous census, where possible."
In 2006, the criteria required for a community to be defined as a designated place included:[3][4]
- a minimum population of 100 and a maximum population of 1,000. The maximum population limit may be exceeded provided that the population centre.
- a population density of 150 persons or more per square kilometre
- an area less than or equal to 10 square kilometres
- a boundary that respects the block structure from the previous census, where possible
- a boundary that respects census subdivision(CSD) limits. If a named area with DPL status crosses the boundary of two or more census subdivisions, then it is enumerated as multiple DPLs, each designated "Part A", "Part B", etc., rather than as a single DPL.
The status of designated place was created for the first time in the
Types
The provinces and territories of Canada can also have their own designated place types. The following are the designated place types as recorded in the 2016 census. (There were no designated places in Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut for the 2016 census.)[1][5]
Designated place type[1] | Province/territory |
---|---|
CFA — Class IV area | Nova Scotia |
DMU — Dissolved municipality | Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta |
DPL — Designated place | Newfoundland and Labrador |
IRI — Indian reserve / Réserve indienne | British Columbia |
IST — Island trust | British Columbia |
LNC — Localité non constituée | Quebec |
LSB — Local service board | Ontario |
LSD — Local service district / District de services locaux | New Brunswick |
LUD — Local urban district
|
Manitoba |
MDI — Municipalité dissoute | Quebec |
MDP — Municipal defined places | Ontario |
MET — Métis settlement
|
Alberta |
NCM — Northern community | Manitoba |
NVL — Nisga'a village | British Columbia |
NS — Northern settlement
|
Saskatchewan |
OHM — Organized hamlet
|
Saskatchewan |
RPC — Retired population centre / Centre de population retiré | Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia |
SE — Aboriginal settlement | Yukon |
UNP — Unincorporated place
|
Alberta, British Columbia |
UUC — Unincorporated urban centre | Manitoba |
By province and territory
In the
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
There were no designated places in the Northwest Territories in 2021.[6]
Nova Scotia
In the 2021 census, Nunavut had one designated place,[6] an increase from none in 2016.[5]
Name[7] | Type[8] | 2021 Census of Population[7] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population (2021) |
Population (2016) |
Change (%) |
Land area (km2) |
Population density (per km2) | ||
Kugluktuk |
Retired population centre |
956 | 1,057 | −9.6% | 0.34 | 2,811.8/km2 |
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
There were no designated places in Prince Edward Island in 2021.[6]
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
In the 2021 census, Yukon had two designated places,[6] an increase from one in 2016.[5]
Name[9] | Type[10] | 2021 Census of Population[9] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population (2021) |
Population (2016) |
Change (%) |
Land area (km2) |
Population density (per km2) | ||
Carmacks Landing Settlement |
Aboriginal settlement | 206 | 168 | +22.6% | 2.41 | 85.5/km2 |
Two Mile and Two and One-Half Mile Village | Interim protected land | 162 | 188 | −13.8% | 1.24 | 130.6/km2 |
See also
- Census subdivision
- Census-designated place
References
- ^ a b c d e Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2016-11-16). "2016 Census Program". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Designated Place Map - Shawnigan Lake
- ^ "Designated place | 2011 Census". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ a b c "More information on Designated place (DPL)", Statistics Canada.
- ^ a b c "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 Table 1.1 Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 — Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Select from a list of geographies, Nunavut". Statistics Canada. January 23, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (Yukon)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Select from a list of geographies, Yukon". Statistics Canada. January 23, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.