Ibex Valley, Yukon
human settlement in Yukon, Canada
Ibex Valley is a hamlet in Canada's Yukon. The hamlet is considered a local advisory area with an advisory council providing local government. Its population, according to the 2021 Canadian Census, was 523.
Geography
Ibex Valley comprises residential areas along the Alaska Highway immediately outside the Whitehorse city limits as far as approximately historical mile 945, as well as a small number of sideroads, including a five-mile loop of the original Alaska Highway alignment from Mile 929 to 934. The hamlet is part of the Whitehorse Census Agglomeration.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ibex Valley had a population of 523 living in 225 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of 27.3% from its 2016 population of 411. With a land area of 207.13 km2 (79.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) in 2021.
Seventy percent of Ibex Valley's population is non-aboriginal.
Economy
While most residents work in Whitehorse, some residents are engaged in agriculture or wilderness tourism activities.
Infrastructure
Ibex Valley has a volunteer fire department.
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