Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Summerside, Census agglomeration
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
123
Provincial population rank: 2
National population rank: 123 of 152
7.9%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Summerside (CA), was 18,157, which represents a change of 7.9% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 8.0% and the national average of 5.2%.
8.6%
In 2021, there were 7,953 private dwellings occupied in Summerside (CA), which represent a change of 8.6% from 2016.
145.1
The land area of Summerside (CA) is 125.12 square kilometres and the population density was 145.1 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 20 years, Summerside (CA)
Population change in the last 20 years, Summerside (CA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Summerside CA
| Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
| Summerside | CY | 16,001 | 14,839 r | 7.8 |
| Miscouche | RM | 992 | 873 | 13.6 |
| Miscouche | FD | 849 | 819 r | 3.7 |
| Linkletter | RM | 315 | 300 r | 5.0 |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Prince Edward Island
| CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
| Charlottetown | CA | 78,858 | 71,821 r | 9.8 | 48 | 1 |
| Summerside | CA | 18,157 | 16,831 r | 7.9 | 123 | 2 |
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