| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Federal riding | Northwest Territories |
| Territorial ridings | Inuvik Boot Lake Inuvik Twin Lakes Mackenzie Delta Nunakput |
| Regional office[1] | Inuvik |
| Area total | 387400 km² |
| Population total | 6205 |
| Population as of | 2021 |
| Population rank | 3rd NWT |
| % change (from 2016) | -1.9 |
| Time zone | MST |
| Time zone (DST) | DST (UTC−06:00) |
The Inuvik Region or Beaufort Delta Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik.[1] Most of the communities are in the Beaufort Sea area and are a mixture of Inuit (mostly Inuvialuit) and First Nations (mostly Gwichʼin).
Formerly, there was also a Statistics Canada designated census division named Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, which was abolished in the 2011 Canadian census. The territorial extent of this census division was somewhat larger than the administrative region of the same name.
Administrative Region communities
The Inuvik Region administrative entity includes the following communities:
| Community | Demographics (2021) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name[2] | Governance | Census[3] | Indigenous population profile[4] | ||||||
| Official | Traditional | Type[5] | Municipality[6] | Total | Change (from 2016) | First Nations | Métis | Inuit (Inuvialuit) | Other |
| Aklavik | Akłarvik | Hamlet | Yes | -9.2% | |||||
| Fort McPherson | Teetł'it Zheh | Hamlet | Yes | -7.6% | |||||
| Inuvik | Inuuvik | Town | Yes | -3.3% | |||||
| Paulatuk | Paulatuuq | Hamlet | Yes | 12.5% | |||||
| Sachs Harbour | Ikaahuk | Hamlet | Yes | 1.0% | |||||
| Tsiigehtchic | Tsiigehtshik | Charter community | Yes | -19.8% | |||||
| Tuktoyaktuk | Tuktuujaqrtuuq | Hamlet | Yes | 4.3% | |||||
| Ulukhaktok | Ulukhaqtuuq | Hamlet | Yes | 3.0% | |||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,972 | — |
| 2002 | 7,087 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7,077 | −0.1% |
| 2004 | 7,059 | −0.3% |
| 2005 | 7,085 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6,996 | −1.3% |
| 2007 | 6,969 | −0.4% |
| 2008 | 6,957 | −0.2% |
| 2009 | 6,953 | −0.1% |
| 2010 | 6,996 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,949 | −0.7% |
| 2012 | 6,909 | −0.6% |
| 2013 | 6,826 | −1.2% |
| 2014 | 6,756 | −1.0% |
| 2015 | 6,706 | −0.7% |
| 2016 | 6,717 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,673 | −0.7% |
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[7]
References
- ^ Inuvik Region
- ^ "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived 13 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Indigenous Population Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Differences in Community Government Structures". Maca.gov.nt.ca. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "List of municipalities - Northwest Territories". Canada Revenue Agency. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT