Issue 1 | 2018
Community Reflections
Saint John Census Metropolitan Area
a s i at ? h " W A "CM · A census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed by one or more municipalities surrounding a population centre (known as the core - in this case the city of Saint John) · A CMA has a total population of at least 100,000 residents; 50,000 or more must live in the core · The Saint John CMA includes the towns of Rothesay, Quispamsis, Grand Bay ? Westfield and Hampton, along with their surrounding villages and parishes
CMA Population Breakdown by Age Age
Tot al
Tot al %
0-14
20,305
16.1%
15-24
14,655
11.6%
25-39
21,765
17.3%
40-54
27,285
21.6%
55-64
19,235
15.2%
65-84
20,080
15.9%
85+
2,875
2.3%
126,200
100.00
Source: 2016 Census Profiles, Saint John Census Metropolitan Area, Statistics Canada, 2016
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POPULATION OVER VIEW M u n icipalit y
Popu lat ion
% of CM A
DID YOU KNOW?
Sain t Joh n
67,575
53.5%
CMA Gender Breakdown:
Rothesay
11,659
9.2%
48.2% Male
Quispamsis
18,245
14.5%
51.8% Female
Hampton
4,289
3.4%
Grand Bay - Westfield
4,964
3.9%
276
0.2%
Saint Martins (Parish)
1,132
0.9%
Two decades of population change in the CMA:
Upham
1,269
1.0%
1996: 125,705
Norton
1,301
1.0%
2016: 126,202
Kingston
2,913
2.3%
Greenwich
1,058
0.8%
Petersville
681
0.5%
1,962
1.6%
707
0.6%
Musquash
1,194
0.9%
Simonds
3,848
3.0%
Rothesay (Parish)
325
0.3%
Hampton (Parish)
2,809
2.2%
St. Martins
Westfield Lepreau
TOTAL CM A
126,200
The highest concentration of children between the ages 0-14 is in Quispamsis
100.0%
Source: 2016 Census Profiles, Saint John Census Metropolitan Area, Statistics Canada, 2016
Community Reflections is a publication by the Saint John Human Development Council
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There are 45 Seniors 100 years old and older in the Saint John CMA