Pelly Crossing
{{Short description|Selkirk town in Yukon, Canada}}
{{about|the settlement|the airport|Pelly Crossing Airport}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
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Pelly Crossing is a community in Yukon, Canada. It lies where the Klondike Highway crosses the Pelly River.
It is the home of the Selkirk First Nation, and home to the Northern Tutchone culture. Cultural displays and artifacts are housed in a replica of Big Jonathan House. Visitors can make the journey from Minto by boat to visit the original structure down the Yukon River at Fort Selkirk, an important historic and cultural site for the Northern Tutchone people.
History
The Selkirk First Nation community was established as a ferry crossing and a highway construction camp when the Klondike Highway from Whitehorse to Dawson City was built in 1950. With the completion of the Pelly River bridge and the road to Dawson City, sternwheeler traffic on the Yukon River came to a halt. Fort Selkirk, located near the confluence of Pelly and Yukon Rivers, was virtually abandoned. The Government of Canada forced members of Selkirk First Nation to move from Fort Selkirk to Minto Landing before settling at Pelly Crossing. Today, the restored Fort Selkirk is a common stop for Yukon River travelers.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
Geography
Pelly Crossing is located on the Pelly River, 155 miles south of Dawson City on the Klondike Highway.
=Climate=
Pelly Crossing has a severely continental subarctic climate (Dfc) with short but warm summers, but with the vast majority of the year being dominated by the bitterly cold winters. During cold snaps temperatures approaching {{convert|-60|C|F}} has been recorded. The weather is rather dry and summer nights remain cool.
{{Weather box
|location = Pelly Ranch, Yukon (1981–2010): 445m
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 10.0
|Feb record high C = 12.2
|Mar record high C = 12.8
|Apr record high C = 23.5
|May record high C = 32.5
|Jun record high C = 35.0
|Jul record high C = 33.0
|Aug record high C = 33.0
|Sep record high C = 25.6
|Oct record high C = 23.0
|Nov record high C = 13.9
|Dec record high C = 12.8
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = -19.7
|Feb high C = -12.8
|Mar high C = -1.7
|Apr high C = 8.3
|May high C = 15.7
|Jun high C = 21.5
|Jul high C = 22.8
|Aug high C = 19.8
|Sep high C = 12.8
|Oct high C = 1.8
|Nov high C = -12.1
|Dec high C = -16.7
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -24.9
|Feb mean C = -19.5
|Mar mean C = -10.6
|Apr mean C = 0.7
|May mean C = 8.3
|Jun mean C = 13.9
|Jul mean C = 15.8
|Aug mean C = 12.8
|Sep mean C = 6.5
|Oct mean C = -2.5
|Nov mean C = -16.3
|Dec mean C = -21.9
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -30.1
|Feb low C = -26.2
|Mar low C = -19.4
|Apr low C = -6.8
|May low C = 0.9
|Jun low C = 5.8
|Jul low C = 8.7
|Aug low C = 5.7
|Sep low C = 0.3
|Oct low C = -6.7
|Nov low C = -20.4
|Dec low C = -27.0
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = -58.9
|Feb record low C = -60.0
|Mar record low C = -50.0
|Apr record low C = -38.3
|May record low C = -12.2
|Jun record low C = -4.0
|Jul record low C = -2.8
|Aug record low C = -7.0
|Sep record low C = -20.0
|Oct record low C = -37.0
|Nov record low C = -51.0
|Dec record low C = -56.7
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 19.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 14.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 10.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 8.9
|May precipitation mm = 27.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 38.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 58.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 41.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 31.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 24.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 25.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 19.4
|year precipitation mm =
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 19.7
|Feb snow cm = 14.9
|Mar snow cm = 10.5
|Apr snow cm = 5.1
|May snow cm = 0.5
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 2.7
|Oct snow cm = 15.6
|Nov snow cm = 25.8
|Dec snow cm = 19.4
|year snow cm =
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.7
|Feb precipitation days = 6.8
|Mar precipitation days = 5.0
|Apr precipitation days = 4.8
|May precipitation days = 10.5
|Jun precipitation days = 11.3
|Jul precipitation days = 14.4
|Aug precipitation days = 12.5
|Sep precipitation days = 11.5
|Oct precipitation days = 10.7
|Nov precipitation days = 10.8
|Dec precipitation days = 9.1
|year precipitation days =
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 8.7
|Feb snow days = 6.8
|Mar snow days = 5.0
|Apr snow days = 2.6
|May snow days = 0.2
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 1.2
|Oct snow days = 7.3
|Nov snow days = 10.8
|Dec snow days = 9.1
|year snow days = 51.8
|source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada{{cite web
|url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=YT&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=1586&dispBack=0
|title = Pelly Ranch, Yukon
|work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010
|publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada
|language = English, French
|accessdate = February 5, 2024}}
|date=February 2024
}}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
| title = Federal census population history of Pelly Crossing
| type = Canada
| align = right
| width =
| state =
| shading =
| percentages =
|1981|182
|1986|177
|1991|216
|1996|238
|2001|328
|2006|296
|2011|336
|2016|353
|2021|316
| footnote =
| source = Statistics Canada
{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS92-101-1987.pdf | title=1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=September 1987 | accessdate=January 30, 2022}}{{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}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pelly Crossing had a population of {{val|316|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|139|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|159|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:316-353}}|353|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|353|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|32.28|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|316|32.28|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}}
Attractions
The local community is based on hunting, trapping, fishing and guiding. There is a school, curling rink, baseball field, swimming pool, and youth centre.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
Sports
Every February, Pelly Crossing hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
References
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