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Yukon is the second most populous of Canada's three territories with 40,232 residents as of 2021. [1] It is the smallest territory in land area at 472,345 km 2 (182,373 sq mi). [2] Yukon's eight municipalities cover only 0.2% of the territory's land mass [a] but are home to 72.2% of its population.
The City of Melville retains its city status despite dropping below 5,000 people in the 1990s. Kindersley has expressed an interest in applying for city status upon reaching the 5,000 milestone. [35] Saskatchewan's newest city is Warman, which changed from town to city status on October 24, 2012. [36] Saskatchewan has 16 cities.
Site Date(s) Designated Location Description Image Canadian Bank of Commerce * [3]: 1901 (completed) 1988 Dawson City: Bank building is one of the finest surviving structures in Canada clad in decorative pressed metal; bank played an important role in Yukon history, commencing during the Klondike Gold Rush
The city has an extensive trail network within its limits, estimated at 850 km (530 mi) in 2007, [61] including sections of the Trans Canada Trail. These trails are used for a variety of non-motorized and/or motorized activities. The Yukon River in and around Whitehorse provides many opportunities for kayaking and canoeing. [citation needed]
This article is a list of historic places in Yukon entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places or the Yukon Register of Historic Places. In Canada, historic places are formally recognized for their heritage value by a federal , provincial, territorial or municipal authority.
Dalton Post or Shäwshe is a former trading post and First Nations community on the Tatshenshini River.It was on the Dalton Trail near the Haines Highway.Today, it is a prime Pacific salmon fishing spot and serves as a base for whitewater rafting expeditions on the Tatshenshini and Alsek Rivers in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park.
Canyon City is a Klondike Gold Rush ghost town and a Yukon Government Heritage Site. It is located about 7 km from downtown Whitehorse, Yukon, at the upstream end of Miles Canyon on the Yukon River. Summer tours are encouraged. Archaeological work shows evidence that First Nations people have used this area for many thousands of years. There ...
A map of Yukon. Yukon (population as of the 2021 census 40,232 [1]) is in the northwestern corner of Canada and is bordered by Alaska, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. The sparsely populated territory abounds with natural scenery, snowmelt lakes and perennial white-capped mountains, including many of Canada's highest mountains.