Yukon

Also known as Yukon Territory, the Yukon, YT, Territory of the Yukon, CA-YT, The Klondike

Yukon () is a territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada's westernmost and smallest territory by land area. As of the 2021 census, Yukon is the middle of the three territories in terms of population, but the most densely populated. fourth quarter estimates Yukon had a population of 48,261. Whitehorse, the territorial capital, is the largest city in northern Canada.

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Yukon is Canada's westernmost and smallest territory by land area, located in the far north and bordering Alaska, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Beaufort Sea. With a population of around 48,000 people, it is the most densely populated of Canada's three territories, and its capital, Whitehorse, is the largest city in northern Canada.

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Key facts

Province or territory of Canada.name: Yukon
Province or territory of Canada.settlement_type: Territory
Province or territory of Canada.image_flag: Flag of Yukon.svg
Province or territory of Canada.image_shield: Coat of arms of Yukon.svg
Province or territory of Canada.image_map: Yukon in Canada 2.svg
Province or territory of Canada.Label_map: yes
Province or territory of Canada.capital: Whitehorse
Province or territory of Canada.largest_city: Whitehorse
Province or territory of Canada.largest_metro: Whitehorse
Province or territory of Canada.Premier: Currie Dixon
Province or territory of Canada.government_type: Parliamentary system
Province or territory of Canada.Viceroy: Adeline Webber
Province or territory of Canada.ViceroyType: Commissioner
Province or territory of Canada.Legislature: Yukon Legislative Assembly
Province or territory of Canada.area_rank: 9th
Province or territory of Canada.area_total_km2: 482443
Province or territory of Canada.area_land_km2: 474391
Province or territory of Canada.area_water_km2: 8052

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Research

1,517 papers

The Yukon data are incorrect.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2023Poole AJDOI: 10.1503/cjs.98868
Resilience and Adaptation: Yukon River Watershed Contaminant Risk Indicators.ReviewScientifica · 2018Duffy L, De Wilde L, Spellman K et al.DOI: 10.1155/2018/8421513
Yukon: Tim Zuck.JAMA · 2015Smith JMDOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.11965
Accumulated state of the Yukon River watershed: part I critical review of literature.ReviewIntegrated environmental assessment and management · 2013Dubé MG, Muldoon B, Wilson J et al.DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1360
ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION.California state journal of medicine · 1909Rininger EM
Reducing Risks to Native Pollinators by Introduced Bees: A Review of Canada's Legislation with Recommendations for Yukon Territory.ReviewBiology · 2025Leung M, Reid DDOI: 10.3390/biology14030282
Perspectives of Yukon's frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Smith L, Christopher M, MacInnis C et al.DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2444118
The Yukon's experience with COVID-19: Travel restrictions, variants and spread among the unvaccinated.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2022McPhee-Knowles S, Hoffman B, Kanary LDOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i01a03

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: census geographic unit of Canada
Part of: Northern Canada
Named after: Yukon River
Official name: Yukon
Demonym: Jukoniano
Country: Canada
Located in: Canada
Continent: North America
Capital: Whitehorse
Official language: French
Population: 40232
Area: 482443
Time zone: UTC−07:00
Form of government: parliamentary democracy
Shares border with: Valdez–Cordova Census Area
Highest point: Mount Logan
Official website: yukon.ca
Image: Several wildfires between about 62°N and 69°N in Alaska, USA, and the Yukon Territory, Canada - July 22nd, 2019 (48353225597).jpg
Nominal GDP: 3182000000
Flag: flag of Yukon
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Yukon

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language used: Northern Tutchone
driving side: right
coextensive with: Yukon
Commons category: Yukon
postal code: Y
topic's main category: Category:Yukon
inception: 1898-01-01
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Yukon
category of associated people: Category:People from Yukon
separated from: Northwest Territories
water as percent of area: 1.7
minimum temperature record: -63
geography of topic: geography of Yukon
lowest point: Arctic Ocean
short name: Yn
history of topic: history of Yukon
category for people born here: Q8082652
different from: YT
social media followers: 5370
P12749: Miroslav Tyrš

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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections

Contents

Etymology
Geography
Climate
History
Demographics
Ethnicity
Language
Religion
Economy
Tourism
Culture
Arts
Government
Yukon Legislature
Local government
History
Federal representation
First Nations
Transportation
Air
Rail
Roads
Waterways
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Yukon was split from the Northwest Territories by a federal statute in 1898 as the Yukon Territory. The current governing legislation is the Yukon Act passed by the federal Parliament in 2002. That act established Yukon as the territory's official name, although Yukon Territory remains in popular usage. Canada Post uses the territory's internationally approved postal abbreviation of YT. In 2021, territorial government policy was changed so that The Yukon is recommended for use in official territorial government materials.

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