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In 1825 the [[Arctic]] Coastline of what would become the '''Yukon Territory''' was visited by the British explorer [[Sir John Franklin]].  The gold rush commenced in August 1896 and The Yukon was declared a separate Territory in 1898.  Mining, and tourism remain economic mainstays; along with transfers from the federal government.

In 1825 the [[Arctic]] Coastline of what would become the '''Yukon Territory''' was visited by the British explorer [[Sir John Franklin]].  The Klondike Gold rush commenced in August 1896 and The Yukon was declared a separate Territory in 1898 to better control the situation.  Mining, and tourism remain economic mainstays; along with transfers from the federal government, now 40% of Yukoners work directly for one form of government or another.

The capital is [[Whitehorse]].  The population of Yukon in 1991 was 27,797 and encompases 483,450 km².<ref>[Readers Digest Atlas of Canada 1995, pg52]</ref>

The capital is [[Whitehorse]].  The population of Yukon in 2006 was 31,229 <ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=990__&Geo2=PR&Code2=60&Data=Count&SearchText=Whitehorse&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=] 2006 Canadian Census</ref> only recently surpassing the total population of 1901.  The territory encompases 483,450 km².<ref>[Readers Digest Atlas of Canada 1995, pg52]</ref> in the extreme north west of [[Canada]].