Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories: Territory of Canada

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Quick Facts about Northwest Territories

Population : 44,718
Country : Canada
State : Northwest Territories (Canada)
Different from : Northwest Territory
Head of government : Lieutenant-Governor of the Northwest Territories, Premier of the Northwest Territories, Commissioners of the Northwest Territories
Postal code : X0E, X0G, X1A
Area : 1346106 km2
Official name : Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Northwest Territories
Continent : North America
Easternmost point : Point(-102.0 62.0)
Northernmost point : Point(-110.6878996 78.8045482)
Legislative body : Legislature of the Northwest Territories
Official language : English
Capital : Yellowknife
Establishment : July 07, 1870 (153 years ago)
Time Zone : Mountain Time Zone
Local time : 21:42:03 (23rd April 2024)

Geography

Northwest Territories is located at 69°30'2"N 121°30'16"W (69.50061141, -121.504446487). It has 12 neighbors: Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Northwest Territories map

Largest Cities in Northwest Territories

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Northwest Territories.

City Name Title County Population
Northwest Territories Territory of Canada 44,718
Yellowknife Capital of Northwest Territories 19,569
Inuvik Town 3,022
Fort McPherson U. 1,069
Norman Wells Town in Canada 1,027

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Northwest Territories has 12 neighbours.

  • District of Yukon
  • District of Saskatchewan
  • District of Franklin
  • District of Athabasca
  • District of Mackenzie
  • District of Ungava
  • District of Alberta
  • District of Keewatin
  • District of Assiniboia

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1851 5,700 - census
1861 6,691 14.81% census
1871 48,000 86.06% census
1881 56,446 14.96% census
1891 98,967 42.96% census
1901 20,129 -391.66% census
1911 6,507 -209.34% census
1921 8,143 20.09% census
1931 9,316 12.59% census
1941 12,028 22.55% census
1951 16,004 24.84% census
1956 19,313 17.13% census
1961 22,998 16.02% census
1966 28,738 19.97% census
1971 34,807 17.44% census
1976 42,609 18.31% census
2011 41,462 -2.77% census
2015 43,595 4.89% estimation process
2016 41,786 -4.33% census
2017 44,718 6.56% estimation process

Northwest Territories, Territoires du Nord-Ouest

Northwest Territories Counties

County Name Population