Population:
Approximate
Breakdown |
1996
Canada Census |
1991
Canada Census |
Non-native |
60% |
43.6% |
Inuit
(Inuvialuit) |
25% |
34.7% |
Dene/Metis |
15% |
21.7% |
Inuvik
Region Communities Regional Total 9,024 (1991 & 1996 Census)
Community |
2006 |
2001 |
|
1996 |
1991 |
Inuvik |
3296 |
(3206) |
Tuktoyaktuk |
870 |
(930) |
Aklavik |
594 |
(632) |
Ft.
McPherson |
776 |
(761) |
Norman
Wells |
761 |
(666) |
Ft.
Good Hope |
557 |
(549) |
Deline |
525 |
(536) |
Tulita |
505 |
(473) |
Paulatuk |
294 |
(286) |
Sachs
Habour |
112 |
(114) |
Tsiigehtchic |
175 |
(195) |
Colville
Lake |
126 |
(102) |
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 Macenzie 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:
8 miles
or 14 Km.
Housing
Units (June, 1990):
Single
Family 357 units
Duplex
92 units
Row Houses
379 units
Mobile
Homes 112 units
Apartments
493 units
TOTAL 1,433
units
Weather:
Inuvik
enjoys 56 days of twenty four (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 Distributor
Street.
High
Temperature Heat:
Some buildings
in Inuvik are heated by high-temperature steam heat, which is
piped through parts of the Town.
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