Mount Lorne

Mount Lorne is a hamlet in Canada's Yukon. The hamlet is considered a local advisory area with an advisory council providing local government.{{cite web | url=http://www.community.gov.yk.ca/pdf/local_gov.pdf | title=Yukon Local Government Directory | publisher=Government of Yukon | date=March 2014 | accessdate=April 15, 2014}}

Mount Lorne is located just south of Whitehorse, comprising rural residential areas along the South Klondike Highway, the Annie Lake Road and connecting sideroads. It is part of the Whitehorse Census Agglomeration. Eighty-seven per cent of the population is non-aboriginal.

Demographics

{{Historical populations

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|1986|6

|1991|316

|1996|399

|2001|379

|2006|370

|2011|408

|2016|437

|2021|468

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{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-304-1992.pdf | title=91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1992 | accessdate=January 30, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-357-1997.pdf | title=96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1997 | accessdate=January 30, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=60 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Yukon Territory) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=January 30, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=60 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Yukon Territory) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 20, 2021 | accessdate=January 30, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=60 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Yukon) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=July 25, 2021 | accessdate=January 30, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Yukon) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | accessdate=January 30, 2022}}

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mt. Lorne had a population of {{val|468|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|222|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|246|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:468-437}}|437|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|437|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|159.23|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|468|159.23|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000260 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Yukon | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 18, 2022}}

Public Services

The Mount Lorne community is served by the Mount Lorne Volunteer Fire Department. The Mount Lorne Transfer Station hosts a recycling centre and a free store where residents can drop off clean unwanted belongings for a small fee. The transfer station was also the first place in the Yukon to establish a public electric car charging station.{{Cite web |title=Mt. Lorne Transfer Station |url=https://mtlornetransferstation.com/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Mt. Lorne Transfer Station |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mount Lorne {{!}} Travel Yukon - Yukon, Canada {{!}} Official Tourism Website for the Yukon Territory |url=https://www.travelyukon.com/en/discover-yukon/regions-communities/mount-lorne |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=www.travelyukon.com |language=en}}

Tourism

Hiking is a popular tourist attraction in the area, with easy access to trails and the nearby mountain of the town's namesake.{{Cite web |title=Mount Lorne |url=https://yukonhiking.ca/mount_lorne.html |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Yukon Hiking |language=en}} Mount Lorne is also popular among dog sled mushers, with some practicing for the Iditarod and Yukon Quest sled races there. The Lorne Mountain Community Centre hosts the Carbon Hill Sled Dog and Skijor Race, dubbed as "The biggest little race in the Yukon," with a 30-mile long sled race as well as a 200 meter dog dash for children. The centre also has 12 kilometers of ski tracks, and other facilities such as disc golf and an 18-hole wilderness golf course are located nearby.{{Cite web |title=Mount Lorne, Yukon - Yukon Territory Information |url=https://yukoninfo.com/region/mount-lorne/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=yukoninfo.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Hamlet of Mt. Lorne - Community Centre |url=https://www.mtlorne.ca/lmca/facilities-rental/community-centre |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=www.mtlorne.ca |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[https://www.mtlorne.ca/home Hamlet of Mt. Lorne]

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Category:Hamlets in Yukon