Yukon - Wikipedia
Statistics Canada has estimated Yukon's 2024 population to be 45,750, [23] an increase of 17.5% from the 2016 census. This is the largest percentage increase for any Canadian province or territory.
Demographics of Yukon - Wikipedia
Demographics of Yukon. Yukon is the westernmost of Canada's three northern territories. Its capital is Whitehorse. People from Yukon are known as Yukoners (French: Yukonnais). Unlike in other Canadian provinces and territories, Statistics Canada uses the entire territory as a single at-large census division.
List of people from Yukon - Wikipedia
This is a list of notable people who are from Yukon, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that territory.
Yukon | History, Population, & Facts | Britannica
3 days ago · Yukon, territory of northwestern Canada, an area of rugged mountains and high plateaus. It is bounded by the Northwest Territories to the east, by British Columbia to the south, and by the U.S. state of Alaska to the west, and it extends northward to the Beaufort Sea. Its capital city is Whitehorse.
Yukon - The Canadian Encyclopedia
May 18, 2011 · Yukon cultural life reflects unique northern traditions, which includes the customs and beliefs of Indigenous people, an active Francophone community as well as vestiges (both physical and cultural) from the Klondike Gold Rush.
Yukon and Confederation | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Yukon (along with Alaska) is the oldest continually inhabited part of North America, with the first people migrating across the Bering Strait land bridge at least 10,000 years ago. The Indigenous people in Yukon today include the Nahanni, Teslin, Tutchone, Tagish, Gwich’in and, in …
Yukon Territory | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Lying in the northwestern corner of Canada and isolated by rugged mountains, the Yukon borders Alaska to the west, British Columbia to the south and the Northwest Territories to the east. Historically, it is indelibly associated with the great Klondike Gold Rush.
Diverse territory - Government of Yukon
Who are Yukoners? The Yukon is a diverse place. It is made up of over 40,000 people with different identities. English is the most common language spoken in the Yukon. But since 1986, the number of people who speak languages other than English has increased.
Yukon Population 2024 - World Population Review
Yukon's estimated population in 2014 is 37,000. Much of the growth of the territory, which is higher than the average for Canada, is due to internal migration from other territories. Yukon has a total area of 482,443 square kilometers (186,272 square miles) with a population density of just 0.07 people per square kilometer, or 0.18 per square mile.
Yukon - Canada.ca
Yukon was probably the first area in Canada to be settled, following the migration of the ancestors of First Nations people across the Bering Strait land bridge from Asia to North America some 4,000 years ago. Language is central to Yukon First Nation heritage.