Dawson - Town, Yukon Territory, Canada



Population in 2011: 1,319
Population in 2006: 1,327
Population in 2001: 1,251
2006 to 2011 population change
This town:  -0.6%
Yukon Territory:  11.6%
2001 to 2006 population change
This town:

6.1%
Yukon Territory:

5.9%

Total private houses: 727
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 629
Land area (km2): 32.45

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

40.7
Nearby towns and cities:

0.1
Dawson population and houses statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This town:

83.5%
Yukon Territory:

78.1%
Employment rate
This town:

72.3%
Province:

70.7%
Unemployment rate
Here:

13.4%
Province:

9.4%

Labour force activity in Dawson

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this town

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

27,952 CAD
Yukon Territory:

31,227 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

28,821 CAD
Province:

31,352 CAD

Composition of total income in this town

Earnings and income details for this town

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Universities located in this town

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 15
Here:

1.1%
Yukon Territory:

4.0%
Female: 10
Here:

1.6%
Yukon Territory:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 390
This town:

29.5%
Province:

25.1%
Male: 200
Here:

28.6%
Province:

24.1%
Female: 190
This town:

30.6%
Province:

26.1%
Dawson citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 510
This town:

45.3%
Province:

54.4%
Male: 255
This town:

44.3%
Province:

54.3%
Female: 255
Here:

46.4%
Yukon Territory:

54.6%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 615
Here:

54.7%
Province:

45.6%
Male: 325
This town:

56.5%
Yukon Territory:

45.7%
Female: 295
This town:

53.6%
Yukon Territory:

45.4%

This town - Marital Status

This town marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Dawson

Households types in this town

Average family income in this town in 2005

This town families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Dawson

First official language spoken in Dawson

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Dawson

Mobility status in 2006

Dawson - Place of residence in 2005

Dawson - Place of residence in 2001

Dawson mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this town

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this town

IUCN protected areas located in this town

Churches in this town

Buildings located in this town

Noteworthy people related to Dawson

Famous people born in Dawson:
Home town of:
Death place of:
Burial place of:

Federal Corporations In This Town

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This town:

39.3
Yukon Territory:

39.1
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

85.3%
Province:

82.7%
Age characteristics of this town

Airports in this town

Radio stations in Dawson

This town schools


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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