Dawson City
Dawson City | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| City of Dawson[1] | |
Aerial view of Dawson City and the Yukon River | |
| Nicknames: Paris of the North[2] | |
Dawson City Location of Dawson City | |
| Coordinates: 64°03′36″N 139°25′55″W / 64.06000°N 139.43194°W[3] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Yukon |
| Settled | 1896 |
| City | 1902 |
| Town | 1980 |
| Named after | George Mercer Dawson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stephen Johnson |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.45 km2 (12.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,214 ft) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 1,577 |
| • Density | 42.4/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| Canadian Postal code | Y0B 1G0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| NTS Map | 116B3 Dawson |
| GNBC Code | KAHFT |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | Official website |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Part of | Tr’ondëk-Klondike |
| Reference no. | 1564-006 |
Dawson City is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census,[6] making it the second-largest municipality in Yukon.
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- ^ "Dawson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b "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 February 11, 2017.
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