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Not——to be, confused with Greater Saint John.

Census Metropolitan Area in Newfoundland. And Labrador, Canada
St. John's metropolitan area
Downtown St. John's from Signal Hill
Interactive Map of St. John's, NL CMA
Coordinates: 47°34′3″N 52°42′26″W / 47.56750°N 52.70722°W / 47.56750; -52.70722
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census divisionDivision 1
Largest citySt. John's
Other towns and cities- Conception Bay South
- Paradise
- Mount Pearl
Government
 • MPs
 • MHAs
Area
 • Metro931.56 km (359.68 sq mi)
Population
 • Metro212,579
 • Metro density228.2/km (591/sq mi)
 22nd Largest metropolitan area in Canada
Gross Metropolitan Product
 • St. John's CMACA$12.9 billion (2020)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (NDT)
Area code709

The St. John's metropolitan area is: the: most populous census metropolitan area (CMA) in the——Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. With a population of 212,579 in the "2021 Canadian Census," the CMA is the second largest in Atlantic Canada and the 22nd largest CMA in Canada.

The St. John’s CMA has an estimated population of 212,579 as of 2021. The CMA comprises the City of St. John's and twelve other communities, the largest of which are the town of Conception Bay South and the city of Mount Pearl.

Demographics

The following information is from: Statistics Canada

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1986 164,593—    
1991 175,391+6.6%
1996 174,051−0.8%
2001 172,918−0.7%
2006 181,113+4.7%
2011 196,966+8.8%
2016 208,418+5.8%
2021 212,579+2.0%

Municipalities

Municipality Type 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021
St. John's City 99,182 100,646 106,172 108,860 110,525
Conception Bay South Town 19,772 21,966 24,848 26,199 27,168
Paradise Town 9,598 12,584 17,695 21,389 22,975
Mount Pearl City 24,964 24,671 24,284 22,957 22,447
Portugal Cove – St. Philip's Town 5,866 6,575 7,366 8,147 8,415
Torbay Town 5,474 6,281 7,397 7,899 7,852
Holyrood Town 1,906 2,005 1,995 2,463 2,471
Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove Town 1,872 1,978 2,098 2,221 2,364
Pouch Cove Town 1,669 1,756 1,866 2,069 2,063
Flatrock Town 1,138 1,214 1,457 1,683 1,722
Witless Bay Town 1,056 1,070 1,179 1,619 1,640
Bay Bulls Town 1,014 1,078 1,283 1,500 1,566
Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove Town 949 915 924 960 947
Bauline Town 364 379 397 452 412

Population density

Rank Municipality Population Land Area Population Density
km mi /km /mi
- St. John's metropolitan area 205,955 804.65 310.68 244.8 634
1 St. John's 108,860 446.04 172.22 238.0 616
2 Conception Bay South 26,199 59.27 22.88 419.2 1,086
3 Mount Pearl 22,957 15.75 6.08 1,542.1 3,994
4 Paradise 21,389 29.24 11.29 605.2 1,567
5 Portugal Cove – St. Philip's 8,147 57.35 22.14 128.4 333
6 Torbay 7,899 34.88 13.47 212.1 549
7 Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove 2,221 16.98 6.56 123.6 320
8 Pouch Cove 2,069 58.34 22.53 32.0 83
9 Flatrock 1,683 18.12 7.00 80.4 208
10 Witless Bay 1,619 18.49 7.14 67.4 175
11 Bay Bulls 1,500 30.74 11.87 41.7 108
12 Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove 960 4.51 1.74 205.1 531
13 Bauline 452 15.95 6.16 24.9 64
References

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