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Population Statistics[edit]

The opening paragraph states that Yukon has the smallest population of the three territories, citing the 2016 population of 35,874, however, the estimated population of YT for 2019/2020 is 41,022, which puts it ahead of Nunavut's estimated 38,873. While both estimates could be inaccurate, it suggests that YT has had greater population growth than NU in the past four years, regardless of the exact numbers.

Is it better to adopt a wait and see approach, change the statment to compare YT's place as 2nd most populated territory/2nd least populated in Canada with Whitehorse being the largest city in the territories, or would dropping any mention of YT's population from the opening paragraph would be a better option. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.238.82.195 (talk) 23:09, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Government now says: THE Yukon (and the people, too)[edit]

The Yukon government has officially changed their position and now calls it The Yukon (as has most of the population done all along), using the definitive article THE. However, to save money, existing texts (including websites) and signs will NOT be replaced/changed to reflect that, until these texts/signs have to be changed/replaced for some other reason.

I changed the entire lemma to reflect not only the local use of the article, which is prevalent, but also the official change in the Territorial government's use. That was a lot of work. Of course I included the link to the official government announcment as a reference.

Then someone anonymous changed it all back without taking into account the NEW development. That sucks.Ds77 (talk) 10:43, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ds77, for some context to this, please review WP:THEYUKON. Hwy43 (talk) 10:52, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dispute about Infobox content[edit]

An issue has come up: should the infobox to this article contain the field "government_type", filled in with "Parliamentary system". Since this issue affects all ten provinces and the three territories, a Request for Comment has been started on the Canadian Wikipedians Notice Board. If you are interested in this issue, please come to the Notice Board and contribute to the discussion. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 01:10, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yukon has HIGHEST Population Density[edit]

@Mr Serjeant Buzfuz reverted my deletion the following: [The population density is] the highest among all the Canadian territories. Per WP:BRD, I am requesting input from other editors on whether the reversion was appropriate, or my change should be restored. My reasoning for the original edit was:

The WP:RS cited at the end of the sentence explicitly refutes the statement. The Yukon has neither the highest nor lowest population density in Canada. According to the source cited, Nunavut has a lower density and literally every other province and territory has a higher one.
The statement that the Yukon has the highest density in the country is ludicrous on its face. The largest settlement in the Yukon has a lower density than the suburb in which I live.
I tagged at as possible vandalism based largely on reason 2, and the fact that similar changes of smallest/shortest/slowest to largest/longest/fastest are common, especially as a juvenile prank by local youths.

Editors, please provide your guidance. I have left the status quo in place pending consensus. Please note that I made the change based on the source and the (possibly erroneous) assumption that the section refers to the population of humans, not pine trees. If you have a source that supports the idea that the Yukon has the highest (human) population density in Canada, please provide it. If nothing else, it will provide some humour. Cheers, Last1in (talk) 20:31, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is a fact supported by the reference. Highest population density among Canada's three territories. Hwy43 (talk) 20:36, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the sentence when I edited it referred to Yukon having the highest population density of Canada’s territories, not the highest population density in the country. The StatsCan data in the cite shows lower population densities for both NWT and Nunavut. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 21:36, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]