The City of Whitehorse in The Yukon, Canada
Whitehorse, the territorial capital of the Yukon is at Historic Mile 918 (kilometre 1,425.3) of the Alaska Highway and is the former terminus of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway from Skagway, Alaska. At the head of navigation on the Yukon River, the city was an important supply and stage centre during the Klondike Gold Rush.
It has been the territorial capital since 1953, when the seat was moved from Dawson City after the construction of the Klondike Highway. Whitehorse is in the mountain climate region, the tundra soil region, the arctic vegetation region, and the boreal cordillera ecozone.
The city gets its name from the White Horse rapids, which were said to look like the mane of a white horse. The rapids have disappeared under Schwatka Lake behind a hydroelectric dam, which was completed in 1958.
Nowadays Whitehorse is a government town, and It is the home of the main campus of Yukon College. A $45 million (CAD) Multiplex centre has been built for the Canada Winter Games in 2007. Whitehorse also previously hosted the 1972, 1980, 1986, 1992 and 2000 Arctic Winter Games.
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Population is 19,058 people
Average age is 35.1 years
English is spoken as a first language by 87.84% of the people Percentage of Immigrants is 10.89%
Population between the ages of 20 to 34 with a university degree or diploma is 19.5%
Population between the ages of 35 to 44 with a university degree or diploma is 20.7%
Average earnings of all people is $ 34,539.00
Average earnings of people working full time is $ 46,821.00 Unemployment rate is 10%
Average family income is $ 70,925.00
Average household income is $ 60,139.00
there are 7831 houses
the average value of a home is $ 144,286.00
When visiting the city stay at the Fraser Tower Suite Hotel and choose a view of Yellowknife Bay on Great Slave Lake or a northern view to experience the Aurora Borialis.
Another good choice for a stay is the Yellowknife Inn where for a small fee you may use the facilities at the aquatic centre, and the golf course.
Guided tours of local gold mines and fishing excursions to many of the hundreds of lakes in the area can be arranged. The Inn is joined to Yellowknife centre square complex with retail outlets, office tower, parkade and condo tower.
