St. John's metropolitan area

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = St. John's metropolitan area

| settlement_type = Census Metropolitan Area

| image_skyline = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2023.jpg

| image_alt =

| imagesize = 300px

| image_caption = Downtown St. John's from Signal Hill

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| image_seal =

| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|zoom=8|frame-coord={{coord|47.5000|-52.9000}}

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| map_alt = Map of St. John's, N.L. metropolitan area

| map_caption = Interactive Map of St. John's, NL CMA

| coordinates = {{coord|47|34|3|N|52|42|26|W|region:CA-NL|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{NL}}

| subdivision_type2 = Census division

| subdivision_name2 = Division 1

| subdivision_type3 = Largest city

| subdivision_name3 = St. John's

| subdivision_type4 = Other towns and cities

| subdivision_name4 = - Conception Bay South
- Paradise
- Mount Pearl

| leader_title = MPs

| leader_name = {{Collapsible list

|title = List of MPs

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|1 = Seamus O'Regan (L)

|2 = Joanne Thompson (L)

|3 = Ken McDonald (L)

}}

| leader_title1 = MHAs

| leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list

| title = List of MHAs

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| 1 = John Abbott (LIB)

| 2 = Siobhán Coady (LIB)

| 3 = John Hogan (LIB)

| 4 = Bernard Davis (LIB)

| 5 = Jim Dinn (NDP)

| 6 = Paul Lane (IND)

| 7 = Loyola O'Driscoll (PC)

| 8 = Tom Osborne (LIB)

| 9 = Sarah Stoodley (LIB)

| 10 = Paul Dinn (PC)

| 11 = Barry Petten (PC)

| 12 = Helen Conway-Ottenheimer (PC)

| 13 = David Brazil (PC)

| 14 = Lucy Stoyles (LIB)

| 15 =

}}

| area_metro_km2 = 931.56

| population_as_of = 2021{{cite web|title=Census Profile, 2021 Census: St. John's [Census metropolitan area], Newfoundland and Labrador |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=a1a%201t7&DGUIDlist=2021S0503001&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0}}

| population_metro = 212,579

| population_density_metro_km2 = 228.2

| population_note = 22nd Largest metropolitan area in Canada

| demographics_type2 = Gross Metropolitan Product

| demographics2_title1 = St. John's {{Abbr|CMA|Census metropolitan area}}

| demographics2_info1 = CA$12.9{{nbsp}}billion (2020){{Cite web|title=Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610046801&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=2019&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2020&referencePeriods=20190101%2C20200101|website=Statistics Canada}}

| area_code = 709

| timezone = NST

| utc_offset = -3:30

| timezone_DST = NDT

| utc_offset_DST = -2:30

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| website =

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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.[http://www.stjohns.ca/visitors/information/index.jsp The City of St. John's — City Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222054527/http://www.stjohns.ca/visitors/information/index.jsp |date=2009-02-22}}

The St. John's CMA has an estimated population of 239,316 as of 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014801 |title=Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2021 boundaries |date=16 January 2025 | accessdate=2025-01-16| publisher=Statistics Canada}} 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.{{cite web|title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=203&CMA=001&S=0&O=D&RPP=25|publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=9 February 2012}}

Demographics

''The following information is from: Statistics Canada{{cite web|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: St. John's [Census metropolitan area], Newfoundland and Labrador |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=001&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&SearchText=St.%20John%27s&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - St. John's [Census metropolitan area], Newfoundland and Labrador |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

=Population=

{{Historical populations

| 1986 | 164,593

| 1991 | 175,391

| 1996 | 174,051

| 2001 | 172,918

| 2006 | 181,113

| 2011 | 196,966

| 2016 | 208,418

| 2021 | 212,579

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=Municipalities=

class="wikitable"

!Municipality

!Type

!2001

!2006

!2011

!2016

!2021{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E | title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population | date=9 February 2022}}

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{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/geo/maps-cartes/static-statique/pdf/alternative-eng.cfm?dguid=2021S0503001 | title=Census geography: Maps | date=17 November 2021}}

|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=

class="wikitable" align="left" width="80%"
rowspan=2\|Rank ! rowspan=2\|Municipality ! rowspan=2\|Population ! colspan=2\|Land Area ! colspan=2\|Population Density
km² ! mi² ! /km² ! /mi²
- \| St. John's metropolitan area \| align="right"\|205,955 \| {{convert\|804.65\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\| 244.8\|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
1 \| St. John's \| align="right"\|108,860 \| {{convert\|446.04\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\|238.0\|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
2 \| Conception Bay South \| align="right"\|26,199 \| {{convert\|59.27\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\| 419.2 \|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
3 \| Mount Pearl \| align="right"\|22,957 \| {{convert\|15.75\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\| 1,542.1\|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
4 \| Paradise \| align="right"\|21,389 \| {{convert\|29.24\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\| 605.2\|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
5 \| Portugal Cove – St. Philip's \| align="right"\|8,147 \| {{convert\|57.35\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\|128.4 \|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
6 \| Torbay \| align="right"\|7,899 \| {{convert\|34.88\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\| 212.1\|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
7 \| Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove \| align="right"\|2,221 \| {{convert\|16.98\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\|123.6 \|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
8 \| Pouch Cove \| align="right"\|2,069 \| {{convert\|58.34\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\|32.0 \|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
9 \| Flatrock \| align="right"\|1,683 \| {{convert\|18.12\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\| 80.4\|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
10 \| Witless Bay \| align="right"\|1,619 \| {{convert\|18.49\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\|67.4 \|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
11 \| Bay Bulls \| align="right"\|1,500 \| {{convert\|30.74\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\| 41.7\|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
12 \| Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove \| align="right"\|960 \| {{convert\|4.51\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\|205.1\|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}
13 \| Bauline \| align="right"\|452 \| {{convert\|15.95\|km2\|mi2\|disp=table}} \| {{convert\|24.9 \|/km2\|/sqmi\|disp=table}}

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rowspan=2|Rank

! rowspan=2|Municipality

! rowspan=2|Population

! colspan=2|Land Area

! colspan=2|Population Density

km²

! mi²

! /km²

! /mi²

| St. John's metropolitan area

| align="right"|205,955