List of municipalities in Yukon
Municipal governments are created by the Government of Yukon in accordance with the Municipal Act of 2001.
Over two-thirds of the population of Yukon (28,201 residents; 70.1%) reside in Whitehorse, the largest municipality in the territory.[1] It is also the largest municipality by land area at 413.94 km2 (159.82 sq mi).[1] The smallest municipality by population and land area is Mayo, with 188 residents in 0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi).[1]
Cities
A proposal to incorporate a community as a city can be initiated under the Municipal Act at the request of Yukon's Minister of Community Services, a municipal council, or a minimum 30% of residents that are eligible electors if the community has an estimated population over 2,500.
Towns
A proposal to incorporate a community as a town can be initiated under the Municipal Act at the request of the Minister of Community Services, a municipal council, or a minimum 30% of residents that are eligible electors if the community has an estimated population over 300.[5] Towns must elect a mayor and four councilors, or a mayor and five to seven councillors if authorized by bylaw, for a three-year term.[5]
All municipalities that were villages prior to the adoption of the 2001 Municipal Act were continued as towns but were permitted to retain "village" in their official names.[5] Yukon has seven towns. Dawson City is the territory's largest town by population with 1,577 residents and Faro is the largest by land area 199.89 km2 (77.18 sq mi).[1] Mayo is the smallest town by population and land area at 188 residents in 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi).[1]
List of municipalities
Name | Status[4] | Official name | Incorporation date[6] |
2021 Census of Population[1]
| ||||
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Population (2021) |
Population (2016) |
Change |
Land area (km2) |
Population density (/km2) | ||||
Carmacks | Town | Village of Carmacks | November 1, 1984 | 588 | 493 | +19.3% | 36.87 | 15.9 |
Dawson | Town | City of Dawson[b] | January 9, 1902 | 1,577 | 1,375 | +14.7% | 30.91 | 51.0 |
Faro | Town | Town of Faro | June 13, 1969 | 440 | 348 | +26.4% | 199.89 | 2.2 |
Haines Junction
|
Town | Village of Haines Junction | October 1, 1984 | 688 | 613 | +12.2% | 34.30 | 20.1 |
Mayo | Town | Village of Mayo | June 1, 1984 | 188 | 200 | −6.0% | 0.98 | 191.8 |
Teslin | Town | Village of Teslin | August 1, 1984 | 239 | 255 | −6.3% | 3.77 | 63.4 |
Watson Lake | Town | Town of Watson Lake | April 1, 1984 | 1,133 | 1,083 | +4.6% | 109.77 | 10.3 |
Whitehorse
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City | City of Whitehorse | June 1, 1950 | 28,201 | 25,085 | +12.4% | 413.94 | 68.1 |
Total municipalities | 33,054 | 29,452 | +12.2% | 830.43 | 39.8 | |||
Yukon | 40,232 | 35,874 | +12.1% | 472,345.44 | 0.1 |
See also
- List of designated places in Yukon
Notes
- unorganized areas, four Indian settlements, four self-governments (Indian reserves), thirteen unincorporated settlements and a Teslin land claim.[3] Unorganized Yukon, one of the four unorganized areas, accounts for the vast majority of the territory's land mass, at 98.1%.[1]
- ^ As of the 2001 Municipal Act, the town's official legal name is the "City of Dawson".[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Yukon". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names: From January 2, 2012 to January 1, 2013" (PDF). Statistics Canada. pp. 6–7. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "Yukon Communities". Yukon Government: Department of Community Services. November 7, 2013. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Municipal Act" (PDF). Government of Yukon. 2002. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Association of Yukon Communities Incorporation Dates". Association of Yukon Communities. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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