Haines Junction

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Haines Junction
Village
Village of Haines Junction
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Haines Junction
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Haines Junction
Coordinates: 60°45′13″N137°30′39″W / 60.75361°N 137.51083°W / 60.75361; -137.51083 [1]
CountryCanada
Territory Yukon
Founded1942
Incorporated1984
Government
[3]
  Village MayorMichael Riseborough
  Governing bodyVillage of Haines Junction Council
Area
 (2021) [4]
  Land34.3 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [4]
  Total688
  Density20.1/km2 (52/sq mi)
  Change 2016-2021
Increase2.svg11.2%
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
Postal code
Area code +1-867
Climate Dfc / Dsc
Website Official website

Haines Junction is a village in Yukon, Canada. It is at Kilometre 1,632 (historical mile 1016) of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the Haines Highway, hence the name of the community. According to the 2021 census, the population was 688. [4] However, the Yukon Bureau of Statistics lists the population count for 2022 as 1,018. [5]

Contents

Haines Junction lies east of Kluane National Park and Reserve. It is a major administrative centre for the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations.

History

Haines Junction in summer, 2022 2022-08-05-Yukon-Haines-Junction-MG 1408-Conv.jpg
Haines Junction in summer, 2022

For around two thousand years, the Southern Tutchone people had seasonal hunting and fishing camps in the area of present-day Haines Junction. The original name of the area was "Dakwakada", a Southern Tutchone word meaning "high cache". It was common for Tutchone people to use raised log caches to store food year-round or temporarily while they hunted and fished in an area.

The Haines Junction area was also important for trade between the coastal and interior peoples. It lies at the interior end of the Chilkat Pass, one of only three passes that allowed travel between the coast and the interior, which was used extensively for trade between the coastal Tlingit and Southern Tutchone people.

The current town of Haines Junction was established in 1942 and 1943 during the construction of the Alaska Highway (ALCAN). In 1943, a second highway, the Haines Highway, was built to connect the Alaska Highway with the coastal town of Haines, Alaska, over the Chilkat Pass. Situated at the junction of these two highways, Haines Junction was a construction camp and a supply and service centre for the United States Army Corps of Engineers building the highway. The 1,007 km (626 mi) Haines-Fairbanks Pipeline, a petroleum pipeline from Haines, Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska that was constructed in 1953–55, with a pumping station was built just north of Haines Junction. [6]

Geography

Climate

Haines Junction has a subarctic climate (Dfc / Dsc) with mild summers and long, cold and snowy winters, with annual snowfall averaging 159.8 cm (62.9 in). [7]

Climate data for Haines Junction
WMO ID: 71505; coordinates 60°46′21″N137°34′49″W / 60.77250°N 137.58028°W / 60.77250; -137.58028 (Haines Junction) ; elevation: 595.3 m (1,953 ft); 1991–2020 normals
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high humidex 12.513.416.420.428.231.830.932.224.223.013.116.332.2
Record high °C (°F)13.6
(56.5)
13.6
(56.5)
16.9
(62.4)
20.7
(69.3)
28.6
(83.5)
32.1
(89.8)
30.5
(86.9)
31.0
(87.8)
24.2
(75.6)
23.8
(74.8)
14.5
(58.1)
16.9
(62.4)
32.1
(89.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−12.5
(9.5)
−5.5
(22.1)
0.0
(32.0)
7.8
(46.0)
14.3
(57.7)
18.8
(65.8)
20.3
(68.5)
18.6
(65.5)
13.5
(56.3)
5.2
(41.4)
−6.8
(19.8)
−10.8
(12.6)
5.2
(41.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)−17.3
(0.9)
−12.8
(9.0)
−7.8
(18.0)
0.9
(33.6)
7.1
(44.8)
11.5
(52.7)
13.3
(55.9)
11.5
(52.7)
6.8
(44.2)
−0.4
(31.3)
−12.0
(10.4)
−16.1
(3.0)
−1.3
(29.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−22.6
(−8.7)
−20.0
(−4.0)
−15.6
(3.9)
−5.9
(21.4)
−0.2
(31.6)
4.1
(39.4)
6.3
(43.3)
4.4
(39.9)
0.0
(32.0)
−6.0
(21.2)
−17.2
(1.0)
−21.3
(−6.3)
−7.8
(18.0)
Record low °C (°F)−48.5
(−55.3)
−45.6
(−50.1)
−41.8
(−43.2)
−31.3
(−24.3)
−8.1
(17.4)
−3.7
(25.3)
−1.7
(28.9)
−4.0
(24.8)
−13.0
(8.6)
−29.1
(−20.4)
−44.1
(−47.4)
−47.3
(−53.1)
−48.5
(−55.3)
Record low wind chill −57.0−50.1−46.5−34.4−10.1−5.1−3.5−5.0−13.1−28.3−50.1−50.3−57.0
Average precipitation mm (inches)32.3
(1.27)
18.6
(0.73)
9.2
(0.36)
9.0
(0.35)
15.7
(0.62)
28.3
(1.11)
35.2
(1.39)
28.5
(1.12)
34.1
(1.34)
35.4
(1.39)
30.5
(1.20)
29.0
(1.14)
305.7
(12.04)
Average rainfall mm (inches)1.1
(0.04)
0.6
(0.02)
0.3
(0.01)
0.8
(0.03)
11.8
(0.46)
28.3
(1.11)
35.2
(1.39)
28.3
(1.11)
33.7
(1.33)
13.3
(0.52)
0.8
(0.03)
0.1
(0.00)
154.3
(6.07)
Average snowfall cm (inches)32.7
(12.9)
19.4
(7.6)
9.9
(3.9)
8.8
(3.5)
4.0
(1.6)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.0)
0.4
(0.2)
23.2
(9.1)
31.3
(12.3)
29.8
(11.7)
159.8
(62.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)10.08.05.04.05.08.09.09.09.010.09.011.096.0
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)4.08.09.09.09.04.043.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)10.08.05.04.02.00.00.07.09.011.054.0
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST)71.057.642.938.034.639.244.246.649.660.975.677.253.1
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada [8]
Precipitation, rain, snow, precipitation days, rain days, and snow days from 1961-1990 station data [7]

Demographics

Federal census population history of Haines Junction
YearPop.±%
1971183    
1976268+46.4%
1981366+36.6%
1986340−7.1%
1991 477+40.3%
1996 574+20.3%
2001 531−7.5%
2006 589+10.9%
2011 593+0.7%
2016 613+3.4%
2021 688+12.2%
Source: Statistics Canada
[4] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Haines Junction had a population of 688 living in 311 of its 380 total private dwellings, a change of

Panethnic groups in the Village of Haines Junction (2001−2021)
Panethnic group2021 [19] 2016 [20] 2011 [21] 2006 [22] 2001 [23]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [lower-alpha 1] 370335330320305
Indigenous 290255270245215
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] 1500100
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] 010102010
South Asian 010000
Latin American 000010
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] 00000
African 00000
Other/multiracial [lower-alpha 5] 00000
Total responses685605620585530
Total population688613593589531
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Infrastructure

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Haines Junction Airport

By road, Haines Junction is served by the Alaska Highway and the Haines Highway (Yukon Highway 3). By air, it is served by the Haines Junction Airport.

Fibre connections to most homes and businesses are becoming available in late 2022 / early 2023. Bell Mobility operates a cellular network tower in the area.

See also

Notes

  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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