Whitehorse

Area of Whitehorse	428 km²
Population	26,016
Male Population	12,902 (49.6%)
Female Population	13,114 (50.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+147.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+37.2%
Median Age	37.1 years old
Male Median Age	36.6 years old
Female Median Age	37.6 years old
Timezone	Pacific Standard Time

Whitehorse Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	10,500	15,201	18,960	26,016
Population Density	24.5 / km²	35.5 / km²	44.3 / km²	60.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Whitehorse Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 37.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Whitehorse	+147.8%	+71.1%	+37.2%
Yukon	+147.7%	+71.1%	+37.2%
Canada	+55.4%	+29.9%	+17.1%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Whitehorse Median Age

Median Age: 37.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Whitehorse	37.1 years	36.6 years	37.6 years
Yukon	39.4 years	39.4 years	39.3 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Whitehorse Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	816	760	1,576
5-9	783	748	1,532
10-14	805	793	1,599
15-19	956	838	1,794
20-24	989	882	1,872
25-29	978	983	1,962
30-34	838	1,011	1,850
35-39	917	1,044	1,962
40-44	922	1,016	1,939
45-49	1,012	1,145	2,157
50-54	1,090	1,156	2,247
55-59	973	922	1,895
60-64	766	754	1,520
65-69	458	391	850
70-74	274	240	515
75-79	151	207	358
80-84	117	106	224
85 Plus	56	117	174

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Whitehorse Population Density

Population Density: 60.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Whitehorse	26,016	428 km²	60.8 / km²
Yukon	37,894	483,699.4 km²	0.08 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Whitehorse Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1790 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	911	n/a	n/a
1900	8,673	25.3%	776
1910	4,091	-52.8%	-4,582
1920	1,802	-56%	-2,289
1930	1,687	-6.4%	-115
1940	2,169	28.6%	482
1950	3,971	83.1%	1,802
1960	6,983	75.8%	3,012
1970	9,079	30%	2,096
1990	15,201	29.4%	3,061
2000	18,960	24.7%	3,759
2020	27,442	20.3%	4,241
2030	30,236	10.2%	2,794
2040	32,662	8%	2,426
2050	35,006	7.2%	2,344
2060	37,219	6.3%	2,213
2070	38,995	4.8%	1,776
2080	40,211	3.1%	1,216
2090	40,711	1.2%	500
2100	40,329	-0.9%	-382

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Whitehorse CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Whitehorse	435,089 t	16.7 t	1,016 t/km²
Yukon	632,839 t	16.7 t	1.31 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Other places in Yukon

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Beaver Creek	26.1 km²	116	4.44 / km²
Burwash Landing	30.7 km²	87	2.83 / km²
Carcross/Tagish First Nation	23 km²	361	15.7 / km²
Carmacks	44.1 km²	554	12.6 / km²
Dawson	29.2 km²	1,279	43.7 / km²
Destruction Bay	14.7 km²	31	2.11 / km²
Faro	212.5 km²	385	1.81 / km²
Haines Junction	28.4 km²	638	22.5 / km²
Hamlet of Mount Lorne	172 km²	451	2.62 / km²
Ibex Valley	208 km²	364	1.75 / km²
Johnsons Crossing	23.7 km²	16	0.68 / km²
Keno Hill	54 km²	31	0.57 / km²
Mayo	16.1 km²	338	21.0 / km²
Old Crow	15.2 km²	234	15.4 / km²
Pelly Crossing	34.9 km²	371	10.6 / km²
Ross River	21.5 km²	389	18.1 / km²
Stewart Crossing	30.6 km²	27	0.88 / km²
Swift River	2.632 km²	1	0.38 / km²
Tagish	56.2 km²	427	7.6 / km²
Teslin	2.421 km²	172	71.0 / km²
Upper Liard	4.371 km²	110	25.2 / km²
Watson Lake	7.1 km²	836	118.5 / km²

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