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Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Inuvik
Inuuvik
Town
Buildings of central Inuvik from south of town
Buildings of central Inuvik from south of town
Flag of Inuvik
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Inuvik is located in Northwest Territories
Inuvik
Inuvik
Inuvik is located in Canada
Inuvik
Inuvik
Coordinates: 68°21′42″N 133°43′50″W / 68.36167°N 133.73056°W / 68.36167; -133.73056Coordinates: 68°21′42″N 133°43′50″W / 68.36167°N 133.73056°W / 68.36167; -133.73056
Country Canada
Territory Northwest Territories
Region Inuvik Region
Constituency Inuvik Boot Lake
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Census division Region 1
Settled 1954
Village 1 April 1967
Town 1 January 1970
Government
 • Mayor Jim McDonald
 • SAO Grant Hood
 • MLA Robert C. McLeod (Twin Lakes)
 • MLA Alfred Moses (Boot Lake)
 • MP Michael McLeod
Area
 • Land 62.48 km2 (24.12 sq mi)
 • Population centre 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation 68 m (223 ft)
Lowest elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 3,463
 • Density 55.4/km2 (143/sq mi)
 • Population centre 3,403
 • Population centre density 581.4/km2 (1,506/sq mi)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC−7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Canadian Postal code X0E 0T0
Area code(s) 867
Telephone exchange 678/777 (777 was previously (403) 979)
- Living cost 147.5
- Food price index 149.8
Highways Dempster Highway
Waterways Mackenzie River
Climate Dfc
Website www.inuvik.ca
Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,
Canada Flight Supplement
^A 2009 figure based on Edmonton = 100
^B 2010 figure based on Yellowknife = 100

Inuvik /ˈnvɪk/ (place of man) is a town in the Northwest Territories of Canada and is the administrative centre for the Inuvik Region.

The population as of the 2011 Census was 3,484, a decrease of 0.6% from the 2006 Census. The two previous census counts show wide fluctuations due to economic conditions: 2,894 in 2001 and 3,296 in 1996. In 2012 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 3,321 with an average yearly growth rate of 0.2% from 2001.

Inuvik was conceived in 1953 as a replacement administrative centre for the hamlet of Aklavik on the west of the Mackenzie Delta, as the latter was prone to flooding and had no room for expansion. Initially called "New Aklavik", it was renamed Inuvik in 1958. The school was built in 1959 and the hospital, government offices and staff residences in 1960, when people began to live in the community: Inuvialuit, Dene and Métis.

Naval Radio Station (NRS) Inuvik, callsign CFV, was commissioned on 10 September 1963 after operations had been successfully transferred from NRS Aklavik. Station CFV was part of the SUPRAD (Supplementary Radio) network of intercept and direction finding stations.

CFS Inuvik closed on 1 April 1986 and the site was transferred to the Dept. of Transport for use as a telecommunications station. Nothing remains of CFS Inuvik today. Even now, many people of all backgrounds still lament its closing. The Navy Operations base at the end of Navy Road was completely dismantled and removed.


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