Photo: Unknown artist Unknown artist · Public domainDawson City Library and Dawson City Community Library are Dawson’s two public libraries
Without open library statistics in Yukon, the page names Dawson’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
–Civic lifeNot gradedWhat a civic life grade would weigh in Dawson
Not graded: Statistics Canada has no volunteering estimate for the territories, so Dawson has too few of the three inputs.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
9 registered charities give a Dawson mailing address
Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
Dawson’s 2 public libraries
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Dawson.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Dawson
Does Dawson have a public library?
Yes, 2: Dawson City Library and Dawson City Community Library.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).