Population in 2011: 23,276
Population in 2006: 20,461
Population in 2001: 19,058
2006 to 2011 population changeThis city: | 13.8% |
Province: | 11.6% |
2001 to 2006 population changeThis city: | 7.4% |
Province: | 5.9% |
Total private dwellings: 9,649
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 9,309
Land area (km2): 416.54
Population density per square kilometreHere: | 55.9 |
Nearby towns and cities: | 53.0 |
This city population and dwellings statisticsOther nearby cities
Occupation and industry
Participation rateThis city: | 78.9% |
Province: | 78.1% |
Employment rateThis city: | 73.1% |
Yukon Territory: | 70.7% |
Unemployment rateHere: | 7.3% |
Yukon Territory: | 9.4% |
Labour force activity in Whitehorse
Mode of transportation to work
Labour, occupation and industry details for this cityEarning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005This city: | 33,854 CAD |
Province: | 31,227 CAD |
Median income in 2005This city: | 34,337 CAD |
Province: | 31,352 CAD |
Composition of total income in this city
Earnings and income details for Whitehorse
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Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partnerTotal: 10,215Here: | 53.6% |
Yukon Territory: | 54.4% |
Male: 5,090This city: | 54.2% |
Yukon Territory: | 54.3% |
Female: 5,125This city: | 53.0% |
Province: | 54.6% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partnerTotal: 8,855This city: | 46.4% |
Yukon Territory: | 45.6% |
Male: 4,300This city: | 45.8% |
Yukon Territory: | 45.7% |
Female: 4,555This city: | 47.1% |
Province: | 45.4% |
This city - Marital Status
Whitehorse marital status detailsFamilies and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in this city
First official language spoken in Whitehorse
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
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Language details for WhitehorseMobility status in 2006
This city - Place of residence in 2005
Whitehorse - Place of residence in 2001
This city mobility detailsEducation
Education attainment in this city
Education in WhitehorseShoping malls located in this city
Noteworthy people related to Whitehorse
Birthplace of:
- Mike McLarnon (Politician)
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Federal Corporations In This City
- SHAKWAK AIR LIMITED (3081 3rd Avenue, Directors: CAROL J. PETTIGREW, JORDANNA ELLIOTT)
- CAPITAL HELICOPTERS (1995) INC. (200 - 204 Lambert Street, Attention: Rose Lemieux, Directors: DELMAR WASHINGTON)
- TAHLTAN RIVER COMMUNICATIONS INC. (301 LAMBERT STREET, Directors: BILL ADSIT, MARK Walker)
- Ovation World Inc. (92 Sandpiper Drive, Directors: PAUL GIRARD)
- AIR NORTH CHARTER & TRAINING LTD. (505 Lambert Street, Directors: GREG CHARLIE, JOSEPH T. SPARLING, MURRAY J. LEITCH, Stephen Mills, TOM WOOD)
- Whitehorse Air Services Ltd. (3081 3rd Avenue, Directors: CHRIS MCCULLOCH)
- 176723 CANADA INC. (204 LAMBERT STREET, SUITE 200, Directors: LESTER L FOX)
- 7992033 CANADA INC. (85 Esker Drive, Directors: Paul Girard)
- Fireweed Helicopters Ltd. (505 Lambert Street, Directors: BRUNO MEILI)
- ALKAN AIR LTD. (204 LAMBERT STREET, SUITE 200, Directors: HUGH ARTHUR KITCHEN, WENDY TAYLER)
- AAC Educational Foundation (2166 2ND AVENUE, Directors: BILL ERASMUS, CINDY DICKSON, GARY HARRISON, MICHAEL FLEISCHMANN)
- 6514294 CANADA INC. (156 Fox Farm Rd., Whitehorse, Directors: JAIMIE OLMSTEAD, KEVIN OLMSTEAD, NATHAN OLMSTEAD, SEAN OLMSTEAD, VICTORIA OLMSTEAD)
- NORTHERN ROCKIES AIR CHARTER LTD. (3081 3RD AVE., Directors: DARWIN CARY, WENDY CARY)
- Shadow Lynx Artworks Inc. (13 HYLAND CRESCENT, Directors: NATHALIE PARENTEAU, PETER VON GAZA)
- Tincup Enterprises Ltd. (200 - 204 Lambert Street, Directors: RON NEWSOME)
Age characteristics
Median age of the populationThis city: | 37.1 |
Yukon Territory: | 39.1 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and overThis city: | 81.9% |
Yukon Territory: | 82.7% |
Age characteristics of this cityCitizenship and immigration
Total visible minority populationTotal: 1,055This city: | 5.2% |
Yukon Territory: | 4.0% |
Male: 510This city: | 5.1% |
Yukon Territory: | 3.9% |
Female: 545Here: | 5.3% |
Yukon Territory: | 4.2% |
Aboriginal identity population
Male: 1,740This city: | 17.4% |
Yukon Territory: | 24.1% |
Female: 2,045This city: | 19.9% |
Yukon Territory: | 26.1% |
This city Minority Population Characteristics
This city citizenship and immigration Details
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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.
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