Watson Lake, Yukon

The town of Watson Lake is the "gateway to the Yukon River" on the Alaska Highway in the southeast of the territory Yukon.

The place is mainly known by the Sign Forest Sign Post Forest, which was started in 1942 by a homesick soldier. Today it comprises about 50,000 streets, towns, and other signs of tourists from all over the world.

Watson Lake is located near the Liard River at the intersection of the Robert Campbell Highway and the Alaska Highway. The city can also be achieved on the Watson Lake Airport.

Community profile according to the state-wide census of 2001:

  • Population: 1,071 ( -27.4 % compared to 1996)
  • Expansion: 10.9 km ²
  • Population density: 15.6 inhabitants / km ²
  • Dwellings (households? ): 430
  • Average income per household: CAD 43.185

According to the Yukon Bureau of Statistics, the population was 1,547 inhabitants in December 2004.

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