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
editIbex 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 97 | — |
| 1991 | 240 | +147.4% |
| 1996 | 322 | +34.2% |
| 2001 | 315 | −2.2% |
| 2006 | 376 | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 346 | −8.0% |
| 2016 | 411 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 523 | +27.3% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][2] | ||
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 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
editWhile most residents work in Whitehorse, some residents are engaged in agriculture or wilderness tourism activities.
Infrastructure
editIbex Valley has a volunteer fire department.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
edit- ^ "Yukon Local Government Directory" (PDF). Government of Yukon. March 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1992. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
External links
edit
- http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/yukon-territory/ibex-valley/2001034.html Archived 2006-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
60°50′42″N 135°38′18″W / 60.84500°N 135.63833°W
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