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Demographics

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Population: 3,396 (2014)

Approximate Breakdown

2014 GNWT

Aboriginal

67%

Non-Aboriginal

23%

 

Beaufort Delta Region Population Total: 6,898 (2014)

Community

2014

2013

 

2014

2013

Inuvik

3396

(3466)

Tuktoyaktuk

962

(923)

Aklavik

691

(689)

Ft. McPherson

792

(815)

Paulatuk

304

(316)

Sachs Harbour

128

(124)

Tsiigehtchic

160

(158)

Ulukhaktok

465

(437)

Language:

Primary language: English
Secondary languages: Native - Inuvialuktun, Gwich'in, North Slavey

Location:

68 degrees 18'N; 133 degrees 29'W
East Channel of the Mackenzie River Delta
97 km south of the Beaufort Sea
Inuvik is 10 degrees further west than Vancouver and 2 degrees above the Arctic Circle.

Topography:

Located on a flat wooded plateau with northernmost reaches of the tree line east of the Richardson Mountains.

Area of Inuvik:

57 square km - approximately 5% utilized.

Distance to Main Airport:

14 kilometres or 8 miles.

Housing Units (2011 Census):

Single-detached House: 550 units
Semi-detached House: 85 units
Duplex: 20 units
Row Houses: 275 units
Apartments: 350 units
TOTAL: 1,280 units

Weather:

Inuvik enjoys 56 days of 24 hours of daylight (late June, July and part of August) and has 30 days without sunlight mostly in the month of December.

Temperature: 

Mean Annual -9.7 degrees Celsius (14.54 degrees Fahrenheit)
Extreme Maximum: +31.7 degrees Celsius (89.06 degrees Fahrenheit)
Extreme Minimum: - 56.7 degrees Celsius (- 70.06 degrees Fahrenheit)
Warmest Month: July
Coldest Month: January
Annual Precipitation: 266.1 mm (10.5 in.)
Driest Month: February
Wettest Month: August
Wind Speed: Mean Annual 10.1 km/h (6.1 mph)
Sunshine: Days with 24 hours of sun - 56
Darkness: Days with 0 hours of sun - 30

Traffic Lights:

There is one traffic light at the intersection of Mackenzie Road and Veterans Way.

High Temperature Heat:

Some buildings in Inuvik are heated by high-temperature steam heat, which is piped through parts of the Town.