Dawson City - Demographics

Demographics

Historical populations
Year Pop. ±%
1898 40,000 —
1899 8,000 −80.0%
1901 9,142 +14.3%
1911 615 −93.3%
1941 1,043 +69.6%
1956 835 −19.9%
1961 846 +1.3%
1971 762 −9.9%
1981 697 −8.5%
1991 1,089 +56.2%
1996 1,287 +18.2%
2001 1,251 −2.8%
2006 1,327 +6.1%
2011 1,319 −0.6%

According to the 2011 Census:

  • Population in 2011: 1,319
  • Population in 2006: 1,327
  • Change 2006 to 2011 population change (%): -0.6
  • Total private dwellings: 727
  • Population density per square kilometre: 40.7
  • Land area (square km): 32.45
Canada 2006 Census Population % of Total Population
Visible minority group
 South Asian 0 0%
Chinese 0 0%
Black 10 0.8%
Filipino 0 0%
Latin American 0 0%
Arab 0 0%
Southeast Asian 0 0%
West Asian 0 0%
Korean 0 0%
Japanese 0 0%
Other visible minority 0 0%
Mixed visible minority 0 0%
Total visible minority population 15 1.1%
Aboriginal group
 First Nations 360 27.2%
Métis 15 1.1%
Inuit 10 0.8%
Total Aboriginal population 390 29.4%
White 920 69.4%
Total population 1,325 100%

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