Atlantic Provinces
Provinces de l'Atlantique (Fr )
The Atlantic Provinces
Region
Country
Canada
Provinces
Area
502,927 km2 (194,181 sq mi) [1]
Population
2,327,638 (2011 ) [1]
Density
5 / km2 (13 / sq mi)
Atlantic Canada (green) within the rest of Canada (tan)
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast , excluding Quebec : the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia – and the easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador . The population of the four Atlantic provinces in 2011 was about 2,300,000[2] on half a million km2 .
History [ edit ]
The first Premier of Newfoundland , Joey Smallwood , coined the term "Atlantic Canada" when Newfoundland joined the Dominion of Canada in 1949. He believed that it would have been presumptuous for Newfoundland to assume that it could include itself within the existing term "Maritime Provinces ", used to describe the cultural similarities shared by New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia . The three Maritime provinces entered into confederation during the 19th century: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were founding members of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, and Prince Edward Island joined in 1873. Today Atlantic Canada is a culturally distinct region of Canada, with the original founding cultures of Celtic, English and French remaining strong and vibrant to this day.
Although Quebec has physical Atlantic coasts on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Ungava Bay, and the Hudson Strait, it is generally not considered an Atlantic Province.
Communities [ edit ]
2011 census figures for "Metropolitan Areas " (broadest definition, includes entire municipalities and all commuter municipalities) and "Population Centres " (limited to actual continuously-built-up area) in Atlantic Canada. The list includes communities above 15,000, by Metropolitan Area population, or 10,000 by Population Centre population.[2]
Community
Province
Population (Metropolitan)
Population (Pop. Centre)
Halifax
Nova Scotia
390,328[3]
297,943
St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador
196,966[4]
165,346
Moncton
New Brunswick
138,644[5]
107,086
Saint John
New Brunswick
127,761[6]
95,902
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
101,619[7]
Sydney - 31,597
Glace Bay - 19,076
Sydney Mines - 14,135
Fredericton
New Brunswick
94,268[8]
61,522
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
64,487[9]
42,602
Truro
Nova Scotia
45,888[10]
23,261
New Glasgow
Nova Scotia
35,809[11]
20,609
Bathurst
New Brunswick
33,484[12]
17,887
Miramichi
New Brunswick
28,115[13]
13,307
Corner Brook
Newfoundland and Labrador
27,202[14]
19,759
Kentville
Nova Scotia
26,359[15]
14,234
Edmundston
New Brunswick
21,903[16]
13,660
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
16,488[17]
14,751
Grand Falls-Windsor
Newfoundland and Labrador
13,785[18]
12,714
Gander
Newfoundland and Labrador
11,054[19]
10,234
Bay Roberts
Newfoundland and Labrador
10,871[18]
10,638
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses" . Statistics Canada. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-03-17 .
^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "List of Census Metropolitan Areas in Nova Scotia" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 July 2013 .
^ "Census Profile - St. John's" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Moncton" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Saint John" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Cape Breton Regional Municipality" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Fredericton" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Charlottetown" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Truro" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - New Glasgow" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Bathurst" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Miramichi" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Corner Brook" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Kentville" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Edmundston" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ "Census Profile - Summerside" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2012 .
^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2011 and 2006 censuses" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 15 November 2013 .
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population, 2011 and 2006 censuses" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 15 November 2013 .
Further reading [ edit ]
Hamilton, William Baillie (1996), Place names of Atlantic Canada , University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0-8020-0471-7
MacEachern, Alan Andrew (2001), Natural selections: national parks in Atlantic Canada , McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0-7735-2157-7
Martinez, Andrew J; Martinez, Candace Storm (2003), Marine Life of the North Atlantic: Canada to New England , Aqua Quest Publications, ISBN 1-881652-32-7
Prieur, Benoit (2005), Atlantic Canada , Ulysse Travel Publ, ISBN 2894647239
External links [ edit ]
Coordinates : 47°N 62°W / 47°N 62°W / 47; -62