Ibex Valley is a hamlet in Canada's Yukon. The hamlet is considered a local advisory area with an advisory council providing local government.[1] Its population in 2021 according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 523.[2]
Ibex Valley is a hamlet in Canada's Yukon. The hamlet is considered a local advisory area with an advisory council providing local government.[1] Its population in 2021 according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 523.[2]
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 97 | — |
| 1991 | 240 | +147.4% |
| 1996 | 322 | +34.2% |
| 2001 | 315 | −2.2% |
| 2006 | 376 | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 346 | −8.0% |
| 2016 | 411 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 523 | +27.3% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][2] | ||
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.[2]
Seventy percent of Ibex Valley's population is non-aboriginal.[citation needed]
While most residents work in Whitehorse, some residents are engaged in agriculture or wilderness tourism activities.
Ibex Valley has a volunteer fire department.
