the establishment of a police force, just in time for the start of the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897. The increased population coming with the gold rush led to the separation of the Yukon district from the Northwest Territories and the formation of the separate Yukon Territory in 1898.

Demographics

The 2021 census reported a Yukon population of 40,232. With a land area of 474712.64 km2, it had a population density of in 2011, the highest among

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