List of communities in Yukon
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This is a list of communities in Yukon, Canada.
Municipalities
Unincorporated communities
These areas lie within the Unorganized Yukon, which covers 99.8% of the territory's land mass.
Hamlets
Statistics Canada recognizes two census subdivisions in Yukon that are classified as hamlets.
Ibex Valley
Mount Lorne
Localities
The Gazetteer of Yukon recognized 96 localities as of February 2012. Two of these localities, Tagish and Upper Liard, are designated as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada, though are classified as settlements.
Dalton Post
Dalton Post or Shäwshe is a former trading post and First Nations community on the Tatshenshini River. It was on the Dalton Trail near the Haines Highway. Today, it is a prime Pacific salmon fishing spot and serves as a base for whitewater rafting expeditions on the Tatshenshini and Alsek Rivers in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park.
Jakes Corner
Jakes Corner is a spot on the road, at historical mile 866 of the Alaska Highway, at the junction with connections to the Tagish Road and the Atlin Road. There are a small number of area residents, the junction being best known for a gas station and café.
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