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List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
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A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.[1] It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)."[2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities.[2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.[2]
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In the 2021 Census of Population, Newfoundland and Labrador had 207 designated places,[3] an increase from 199 in 2016.[4] Among these designated places are 5 retired population centres.[5] In 2021, the 207 designated places had a cumulative population of 44,012 and an average population of 213. Newfoundland and Labrador's largest designated place is Goulds with a population of 4,441.[6]