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Statistics Canada counts it in the Territories (outside CAs, Y.T.) / Territoires (à l'extérieur des AR, Yn) metro area. Some 1,593 people live in this town, in Yukon.
Is Yukon, Unorganized a good place to live?
Yukon, Unorganized’s best grade is for jobs & income (B). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C). Hazard risk is weaker too (D). The typical owner put their home at $300,000 in 2021: 4.1 years of the median household’s income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Yukon, Unorganized has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Yukon, Unorganized grades
Each subject compares Yukon, Unorganized with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Yukon, Unorganized has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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What makes Yukon, Unorganized stand out
The 2 things Yukon, Unorganized does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Yukon, Unorganized.
Yukon, Unorganized’s grade for hazard risk: a D
NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.17 per $1,000 of building value, above Canadian towns ($0.030). More homes than usual carry radon here, 20% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. 4 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Government of Yukon. Fire reaches the land around Yukon, Unorganized now and then: 8.5% within 25 km since 1986 (0.22% a year), below the high band.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 20% | – | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.17 | – | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Yukon Territory health region
5 schools serve Yukon, Unorganized, 1 elementary school and 4 schools for every grade
From the town centre, high school starts 127 km away, above Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Elementary SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.7 kmElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| St. Elias Community SchoolIn Yukon, UnorganizedAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 127 km | – | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 127 km | – | 0.5 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Yukon aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.
Yukon, Unorganized has colder winters than Canadian towns: January lows of −29.0°C
The thermometer drops below freezing on 239 days a year, above Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 2 June and returns around 19 August: 77 days without it. In July, daytime highs in Yukon, Unorganized average 22.9°C. November is the snowiest month, with 28 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −29.0°C | – | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 239 | – | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 331 mm | – | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 22.9°C | – | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Pelly Ranch/Fort Selkirk)
The nearest hospital is 76 km from the average home in Yukon, Unorganized
Health survey and life expectancy for the Yukon health region
Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, below Canadian towns (17%). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 55% very good or excellent, 55% for Yukon. Lives in the region last 79.2 years on average (2014/2016): 81.8 for women, 76.5 for men.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18% | – | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.2 | – | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | – | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | – | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2014/2016; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Ivvavik National Park reaches Yukon, Unorganized
Named trails close by number 8, the Dawson Overland Trail and Grizzly Lake Trail among them. Parks and reserves take up 19% of the ground within 10 km, higher than Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 10 km are 39 protected areas. Protected areas take in 18% of the town itself.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 19% | – | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 31 | – | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Yukon, Unorganized has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each
Getting to work takes 23 min on average. The car took 88% of commuters, about level with Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | – | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | – | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
More of Yukon, Unorganized’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Canadian towns: 32%
Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than Canadian towns (16%). Over-65s are a fifth of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.5% of Yukon, Unorganized’s residents are women
Here the census found 725 women and 770 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | – | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | – | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | – | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 20% | – | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 54% | – | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Yukon and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Yukon, Unorganized: −19°C at night, −11°C by day
Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −17°C and lows near −26°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Carmacks forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −16°C | −27°C | 58 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −8°C | 46 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 7°C | 144 mm |
| Autumn | 1°C | −8°C | 83 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Pelly Ranch/Fort Selkirk); the forecast is on the Weather page
Brendan Hanley (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Yukon, the riding that includes Yukon, Unorganized
No riding is named for Yukon, Unorganized until the Yukon Legislative Assembly’s boundary file is loaded.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
10 public library branches serve Yukon, Unorganized
Among them: Beaver Creek Library, Burwash Landing Library, Carmacks Library and 7 more.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
In Yukon, Unorganized, just 11% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%
A year’s rent came to 15% of the median household income, below Canadian towns (20%). Home ownership covers 70% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | – | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | – | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $300,000 | – | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 70% | – | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
23 historic places in Yukon, Unorganized, 3 of them top designations
On the list: 20 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. The oldest dated place, Discovery Claim (Claim 37903), goes back to 1896. Before 1961 is when 2.7% of the homes went up, lower than Canadian towns (18%). A further one sits a short way past the edge of town.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Yukon, Unorganized | Yukon | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 2.7% | – | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Yukon, Unorganized
Kluane National Park and Reserve and 27 more in and around Yukon, Unorganized
The best-known places to visit in and around Yukon, Unorganized come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Famous people from Yukon, Unorganized
5 notable people were born in Yukon, Unorganized.
About Yukon, Unorganized
Town in Yukon
Statistics Canada treats Yukon, Unorganized as a single census subdivision in Yukon, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,593 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Yukon
- Census division
- Yukon
- Metro area
- Territories (outside CAs, Y.T.) / Territoires (à l'extérieur des AR, Yn)
- Census subdivision
- 6001045
Questions about Yukon, Unorganized
What kind of homes are in Yukon, Unorganized?
Single-detached houses make up 92% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 40% of households are one person, and the average is 2.
Has Yukon, Unorganized grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,388 to 1,496 residents (up 7.8%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,593.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
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).