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Ibex Valley, Yukon

Coordinates: 60°50′42″N 135°38′18″W / 60.84500°N 135.63833°W / 60.84500; -135.63833 (Ibex Valley)
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Alaska Highway through Ibex Valley

Ibex Valley is a hamlet in Canada's Yukon. The hamlet is considered a local advisory area with an advisory council providing local government.[1] Its population in 2021 according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 523.[2]

Geography

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Ibex Valley comprises residential areas along the Alaska Highway immediately outside the Whitehorse city limits as far as approximately historical mile 945, as well as a small number of sideroads, including a five-mile loop of the original Alaska Highway alignment from Mile 929 to 934. The hamlet is part of the Whitehorse Census Agglomeration.

Demographics

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Federal census population history of Ibex Valley
YearPop.±%
198697—    
1991240+147.4%
1996322+34.2%
2001315−2.2%
2006376+19.4%
2011346−8.0%
2016411+18.8%
2021523+27.3%
Source: Statistics Canada
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ibex Valley had a population of 523 living in 225 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of 27.3% from its 2016 population of 411. With a land area of 207.13 km2 (79.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Seventy percent of Ibex Valley's population is non-aboriginal.[citation needed]

Panethnic groups in the Hamlet of Ibex Valley (2001−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[9] 2016[10] 2006[11] 2001[12]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 465 71.54% 310 72.09% 275 73.33% 220 69.84%
Indigenous 185 28.46% 115 26.74% 95 25.33% 90 28.57%
African 0 0% 10 2.33% 10 2.67% 0 0%
East Asian[b] 0 0% 10 2.33% 0 0% 0 0%
South Asian 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Southeast Asian[c] 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Middle Eastern[d] 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Latin American 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Other/multiracial[e] 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 10 3.17%
Total responses 650 124.28% 430 104.62% 375 99.73% 315 100%
Total population 523 100% 411 100% 376 100% 315 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Economy

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While most residents work in Whitehorse, some residents are engaged in agriculture or wilderness tourism activities.

Infrastructure

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Ibex Valley has a volunteer fire department.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

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  1. ^ "Yukon Local Government Directory" (PDF). Government of Yukon. March 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Yukon". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1992. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Yukon Territory)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Yukon Territory)". Statistics Canada. August 20, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Yukon)". Statistics Canada. July 25, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Yukon)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  11. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  12. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
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60°50′42″N 135°38′18″W / 60.84500°N 135.63833°W / 60.84500; -135.63833 (Ibex Valley)