Swift River, Yukon

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Swift River is a settlement in the Canadian territory of Yukon, primarily a service stop on the Alaska Highway at historical mile 733. The radius of the area is estimated to be about {{convert|22.71|km2|abbr=off}}). The only permanent population owns and operates, or is employed at, the area's commercial highway establishment. Other residents are transient, working at the Yukon government's highway maintenance camp.

Demographics

{{Historical populations

| title = Federal census population history of Swift River

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|1981|24

|1986|5

|1991|14

|1996|15

|2001|15

|2006|10

|2011|0

|2016|0

|2021|5

| 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}}

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Swift River had a population of {{val|5|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|3|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|3|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:5-0}}|0|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|0|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|22.88|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5|22.88|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}}

Climate

There is a weather station for Swift River located on the eastern bank of the Swift River (Teslin Lake), at an elevation of 891 m (2923 ft).{{cite web|url = https://geographic.org/global_weather/yukon_territory/swift_river_081.html |publisher = geographic.org |title = Data of Meteorological Swift River, Yukon Territory |access-date = February 22, 2024}}

{{Weather box

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|metric first = yes

|location = Swift River, Yukon, 1981-2003 normals, 1966-2008 extremes: 891m (2923ft)

|Jan record high F = 48

|Feb record high F = 61

|Mar record high F = 61

|Apr record high F = 75

|May record high F = 88

|Jun record high F = 88

|Jul record high F = 88

|Aug record high F = 88

|Sep record high F = 81

|Oct record high F = 84

|Nov record high F = 52

|Dec record high F = 46

|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 34.0

|Feb avg record high F = 40.0

|Mar avg record high F = 44.4

|Apr avg record high F = 56.0

|May avg record high F = 68.3

|Jun avg record high F = 76.8

|Jul avg record high F = 79.5

|Aug avg record high F = 78.0

|Sep avg record high F = 65.7

|Oct avg record high F = 54.3

|Nov avg record high F = 38.4

|Dec avg record high F = 36.8

|year avg record high F = 82.5

|Jan high F = 10.6

|Feb high F = 19.6

|Mar high F = 30.0

|Apr high F = 42.3

|May high F = 53.4

|Jun high F = 63.8

|Jul high F = 67.6

|Aug high F = 63.7

|Sep high F = 53.1

|Oct high F = 38.7

|Nov high F = 19.6

|Dec high F = 12.9

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 0.2

|Feb mean F = 6.0

|Mar mean F = 15.1

|Apr mean F = 28.0

|May mean F = 40.7

|Jun mean F = 50.0

|Jul mean F = 54.0

|Aug mean F = 50.3

|Sep mean F = 41.7

|Oct mean F = 29.8

|Nov mean F = 9.7

|Dec mean F = 2.1

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = -9.7

|Feb low F = -7.2

|Mar low F = 1.1

|Apr low F = 14.2

|May low F = 28.3

|Jun low F = 36.6

|Jul low F = 41.0

|Aug low F = 37.2

|Sep low F = 30.8

|Oct low F = 21.1

|Nov low F = 0.0

|Dec low F = -8.1

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -37.9

|Feb avg record low F = -32.1

|Mar avg record low F = -25.9

|Apr avg record low F = -6.1

|May avg record low F = 16.7

|Jun avg record low F = 27.5

|Jul avg record low F = 32.6

|Aug avg record low F = 27.7

|Sep avg record low F = 19.6

|Oct avg record low F = -2.9

|Nov avg record low F = -25.0

|Dec avg record low F = -34.4

|year avg record low F = -48.3

|Jan record low F = −62

|Feb record low F = −65

|Mar record low F = −47

|Apr record low F = -28

|May record low F = 1

|Jun record low F = 20

|Jul record low F = 25

|Aug record low F = 19

|Sep record low F = 2

|Oct record low F = -36

|Nov record low F = −47

|Dec record low F = −56

|year record low F =

|precipitation colour= green

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.49

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.20

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.96

|Apr precipitation inch = 0.65

|May precipitation inch = 0.73

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.16

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.71

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.64

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.04

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.01

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.77

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.54

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 14.9

|Feb snow inch = 12.0

|Mar snow inch = 9.4

|Apr snow inch = 5.7

|May snow inch = 1.2

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = trace

|Sep snow inch = 1.2

|Oct snow inch = 13.0

|Nov snow inch = 17.0

|Dec snow inch = 15.4

|year snow inch =

|source 1 = XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)

{{cite web

|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = xmACIS

|access-date = February 22, 2024

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References

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Category:Settlements in Yukon