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{{Short description|Hamlet in Nunavut, Canada}}
{{Short description|Hamlet in Nunavut, Canada}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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|official_name = Taloyoak
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|image_caption = Taloyoak in June
|image_caption = Taloyoak in June
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Kitikmeot Region|Kitikmeot]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Kitikmeot Region|Kitikmeot]]
|subdivision_name4 = [[Netsilik (electoral district)|Netsilik]]
|subdivision_name4 = [[Netsilik (electoral district)|Netsilik]]
|government_footnotes =<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/municipal_council_election_results_2019_en.pdf |title=Municipal Election Results 2019-2020|access-date=22 January 2023|publisher=[[Elections Nunavut]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2021%20GE%20Results_0.pdf |title=2021 General Election|access-date=22 January 2023|publisher=[[Elections Nunavut]]}}</ref>
|government_footnotes = <ref name=nunatsiaq101213>[http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunavummiut_elect_new_municipal_leaders/ Nunavummiut elect new municipal leaders]</ref><ref name="accli">[http://www1.elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=21 Election Results 2013 General Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113234250/http://www1.elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=21 |date=2013-11-13 }} at Elections Nunavut</ref>
|government_type = Hamlet Council
|government_type = Hamlet council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Chuck Pizzo-Lyall
|leader_name = Chuck Pizzo-Lyall
|leader_title1 = [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut|MLA]]
|leader_title1 = [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut|MLA]]
|leader_name1 = [[Emiliano Qirngnuq]]
|leader_name1 = [[Inagayuk Quqqiaq]]
|area_footnotes =&nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021census/>
|area_footnotes = <ref name="census2016TA">{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6208087&Geo2=CD&Code2=6208&Data=Count&SearchText=Taloyoak&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=6208087&TABID=11 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Taloyoak|publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 37.65
|area_total_km2 = 35.38
|elevation_footnotes = <ref>Elevation at airport. {{CFS}}</ref>
|elevation_footnotes = <ref>Elevation at airport. {{CFS}}</ref>
|elevation_m = 28
|elevation_m = 28
|population_total = 1,029
|population_total = 934
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_as_of = 2021
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|population_footnotes =<ref name=2021census/>
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|population_density_km2 = 26.4
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|postal_code_type = [[Canadian Postal code]]
|postal_code = [[List of X Postal Codes of Canada|X0B 1B0]]
|postal_code = [[List of X Postal Codes of Canada|X0B 1B0]]
|area_code = [[Area code 867|867]]
|area_code = [[Area code 867|867]]
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'''Taloyoak''' or '''Talurjuaq''' ([[Inuktitut syllabics]]: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ {{IPA-iu|taloʁjuˈaq|}}), formerly known as '''Spence Bay''' until 1 July 1992, although the body of water on which it is situated continues to be known as Spence Bay &mdash; same as the body of water on which [[Iqaluit, Nunavut|Iqaluit]] is situated continues to be known as Frobisher Bay &mdash; ([[Canada 2016 Census|2016 population]] 1,029<ref name="census2016TA"/>) is located on the [[Boothia Peninsula]], [[Kitikmeot Region|Kitikmeot]], in [[Nunavut]] Canada. The community is served only by air and by annual supply [[sealift]]. Taloyoak may mean "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting. The community is situated {{convert|460|km|abbr=on}} east of the regional centre of [[Cambridge Bay]], {{convert|1224|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Yellowknife]], [[Northwest Territories]]. Taloyoak is the northernmost community in mainland Canada.<ref name="Nuttall2012">{{cite book|author=Mark Nuttall|title=Encyclopedia of the Arctic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Swr9BTI_2FEC&pg=PA269|year=2012|publisher=Routledge - University of Alberta|isbn=978-1-136-78680-8|page=269}}</ref>
'''Taloyoak''' or '''Talurjuaq''' ([[Inuktitut syllabics]]: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ {{IPA-iu|taloʁjuˈaq|}}), formerly known as '''Spence Bay''' until 1 July 1992, although the body of water on which it is situated continues to be known as Spence Bay &mdash; same as the body of water on which [[Iqaluit]] is situated continues to be known as [[Frobisher Bay]] &mdash; ([[2021 Canadian census|2021 population]] 934<ref name=2021census/>) is located on the [[Boothia Peninsula]], in the [[Kitikmeot Region]] of [[Nunavut]], Canada. The community is served only by air and by annual supply [[sealift]]. Taloyoak, the northernmost community in mainland Canada, in [[Inuktitut]] means "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for [[Reindeer|caribou]] hunting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travelnunavut.ca/regions-of-nunavut/communities/taloyoak/ |title=Taloyoak|access-date=21 January 2023|publisher=Travel Nunavut}}</ref> The community is situated {{cvt|460|km}} east of the regional centre of [[Cambridge Bay]], {{cvt|1224|km}} northeast of [[Yellowknife]], [[Northwest Territories]].


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{stack|{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
| title = Federal census population history of Taloyoak
| title = Federal census population history of Taloyoak
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| type = Canada
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|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|1029
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|1029
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|934
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|934
| footnote =
| footnote =
| source = [[Statistics Canada]]<br/><ref name=1981census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS94-905-1981.pdf | title=1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=May 1992 | accessdate=February 1, 2021}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS92-101-1987.pdf | title=1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=September 1987 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-304-1992.pdf | title=91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=April 1992 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-357-1997.pdf | title=96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=April 1997 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=62 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=August 20, 2021 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=July 25, 2021 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2021census/>
| source = [[Statistics Canada]]<br/><ref name=2021census/><ref name=1976census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-805-1976.pdf | title=1976 Census of Canada: Population - Geographic Distributions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=June 1977 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS94-905-1981.pdf | title=1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=May 1992 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS92-101-1987.pdf | title=1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=September 1987 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-304-1992.pdf | title=91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1992 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-357-1997.pdf | title=96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1997 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=62 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Nunavut) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Nunavut) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=20 August 2021 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nunavut) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=25 July 2021 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nunavut) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=8 February 2017 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}}}


In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Taloyoak had a population of {{val|934|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|203|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|251|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:934-1029}}|1029|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1029|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|35.38|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|934|35.38|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000262 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 19, 2022}}</ref>
In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Taloyoak had a population of 934 living in 203 of its 251 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:934-1029}}|1029|1}} from its 2016 population of 1,029. With a land area of {{cvt|35.38|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|934|35.38|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000262 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=9 February 2022 | access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref>


Languages spoken are English and [[Inuktitut]].
Languages spoken are English and [[Inuktitut]].


== Broadband communications ==
== Broadband communications ==
The community has been served by the [[Qiniq (company)|Qiniq]] network since 2005. Qiniq is a fixed wireless service to homes and businesses, connecting to the outside world via a satellite backbone. The Qiniq network is designed and operated by [[SSI Micro]]. In 2017, the network was upgraded to 4G LTE technology, and 2G-GSM for mobile voice.
The community has been served by the [[Qiniq (company)|Qiniq]] network since 2005. Qiniq is a fixed wireless service to homes and businesses, connecting to the outside world via a satellite backbone. The Qiniq network is designed and operated by [[SSi Canada]]. In 2017, the network was upgraded to 4G LTE technology, and 2G-GSM for mobile voice.


==Surrounding area==
==Surrounding area==
Taloyoak is surrounded by tundra and the ground is black/grey. To the north there is an impressive rock formation that looks similar to [[Uluru]].<ref>{{cite web|author=ofarim, on August 20, 2008, said |url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/13318306 |title=Photo of Ayers Rock of Nunavut |publisher=Panoramio |date=2008-08-20 |access-date=2011-07-26}}</ref> Farther north is the [[Murchison Promontory]], the [[Extreme points of the Americas|northernmost mainland point]] of the [[Americas]] and of Canada.<ref>{{Cite web| title=The Northernmost Points In The United States| url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-northernmost-points-in-the-united-states.html| website=worldatlas.com| access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>
Taloyoak is surrounded by tundra and the ground is black/grey. To the north there is an impressive rock formation that looks similar to [[Uluru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/13318306 |title=Photo of Ayers Rock of Nunavut |publisher=Panoramio |date=20 August 2008|access-date=26 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104001635/https://www.panoramio.com/photo/13318306 |archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> Farther north is the [[Murchison Promontory]], the [[Extreme points of the Americas|northernmost mainland point]] of the [[Americas]] and of Canada.<ref>{{Cite web| title=The Northernmost Points In The United States| url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-northernmost-points-in-the-united-states.html| website=worldatlas.com| date=25 April 2017| access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>


== Climate ==
== Climate ==
Taloyoak has a [[Tundra|tundra climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|ET]]) with short but cool summers and long cold winters.
Taloyoak has a [[tundra climate]] ("ET"), a [[polar climate]] sub-type under the [[Köppen climate classification]], with short but cool summers and long cold winters.


{{Weather box
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| location = Taloyoak ([[Taloyoak Airport]])<br>[[Location identifier#WMO station identifiers|WMO ID]]: 71580; coordinates {{coordinates|69|33|N|93|35|W|type:airport_region:CA-NU|name=Baie-Taloyoak Airport}}; elevation: {{cvt|27.4|m}}; 1981–2010 normals

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|Dec snow days = 11.0
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|year snow days= 91.5
|year snow days= 91.5
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]] Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010<ref name="ccn">{{cite web | publisher = [[Environment Canada]] | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=1783&prov=&lang=e&dCode=4&dispBack=1&StationName=Taloyoak&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12 | id = Climate ID: 2403854 |title = Taloyoak A | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 | access-date = 2014-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=71580&ano=2022&mes=7&day=14&hora=18&min=0&ndays=30|title=71580: Taloyoak A, Nu (Canada)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 13 July 2022|website=ogimet.com |publisher=[[OGIMET]] |access-date= 15 July 2022|quote=}}</ref>
|source 1 = [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]] Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010<ref name="ccn">{{cite web | publisher = [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]] | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=1783&prov=&lang=e&dCode=4&dispBack=1&StationName=Taloyoak&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12 | id = Climate ID: 2403854 |title = Taloyoak A | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 | date=25 September 2013 | access-date = 30 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=71580&ano=2022&mes=7&day=14&hora=18&min=0&ndays=30|title=71580: Taloyoak A, Nu (Canada)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 13 July 2022|website=ogimet.com |publisher=OGIMET |access-date= 15 July 2022|quote=}}</ref>
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*[[List of municipalities in Nunavut]]
*[[List of municipalities in Nunavut]]
* [[Bill Lyall]]
* [[Bill Lyall]]
* [[Martin Hartwell]]
* [[Marten Hartwell]]
* [[Netsilik Inuit]]
* [[David Pisurayak Kootook]]
* [[Netsilik]]
* [[Netsilik School]]
* [[Netsilik School]]
* [[Taloyoak Airport]]
* [[Taloyoak Airport]]
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==References==
==References==

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*[http://destinationnunavut.ca/en/places/taloyoak Taloyoak, Nunavut]
*[http://destinationnunavut.ca/en/places/taloyoak Taloyoak, Nunavut]
*[http://www.polarnet.ca/taloyoak/ Taloyoak at PolarNet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502020947/http://www.polarnet.ca/ |date=2012-05-02 }}
{{Subdivisions of Nunavut}}
{{Subdivisions of Nunavut}}


Latest revision as of 23:32, 29 January 2024

Taloyoak
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ
Talurjuaq
Taloyoak in June
Taloyoak in June
Taloyoak is located in Nunavut
Taloyoak
Taloyoak
Taloyoak is located in Canada
Taloyoak
Taloyoak
Coordinates: 69°32′10″N 093°31′15″W / 69.53611°N 93.52083°W / 69.53611; -93.52083[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Electoral districtNetsilik
Government
[2][3]
 • TypeHamlet council
 • MayorChuck Pizzo-Lyall
 • MLAInagayuk Quqqiaq
Area
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
35.38 km2 (13.66 sq mi)
Elevation
[5]
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
934
 • Density26.4/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0B 1B0
Area code867

Taloyoak or Talurjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ [taloʁjuˈaq]), formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July 1992, although the body of water on which it is situated continues to be known as Spence Bay — same as the body of water on which Iqaluit is situated continues to be known as Frobisher Bay — (2021 population 934[4]) is located on the Boothia Peninsula, in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak, the northernmost community in mainland Canada, in Inuktitut means "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting.[6] The community is situated 460 km (290 mi) east of the regional centre of Cambridge Bay, 1,224 km (761 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Demographics

[edit]
Federal census population history of Taloyoak
YearPop.±%
1976443—    
1981431−2.7%
1986488+13.2%
1991580+18.9%
1996648+11.7%
2001720+11.1%
2006809+12.4%
2011899+11.1%
20161,029+14.5%
2021934−9.2%
Source: Statistics Canada
[4][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Taloyoak had a population of 934 living in 203 of its 251 total private dwellings, a change of -9.2% from its 2016 population of 1,029. With a land area of 35.38 km2 (13.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.4/km2 (68.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Languages spoken are English and Inuktitut.

Broadband communications

[edit]

The community has been served by the Qiniq network since 2005. Qiniq is a fixed wireless service to homes and businesses, connecting to the outside world via a satellite backbone. The Qiniq network is designed and operated by SSi Canada. In 2017, the network was upgraded to 4G LTE technology, and 2G-GSM for mobile voice.

Surrounding area

[edit]

Taloyoak is surrounded by tundra and the ground is black/grey. To the north there is an impressive rock formation that looks similar to Uluru.[16] Farther north is the Murchison Promontory, the northernmost mainland point of the Americas and of Canada.[17]

Climate

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Taloyoak has a tundra climate ("ET"), a polar climate sub-type under the Köppen climate classification, with short but cool summers and long cold winters.

Climate data for Taloyoak (Taloyoak Airport)
WMO ID: 71580; coordinates 69°33′N 93°35′W / 69.550°N 93.583°W / 69.550; -93.583 (Baie-Taloyoak Airport); elevation: 27.4 m (90 ft); 1981–2010 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex −8.3 −11.4 −5.8 0.4 4.4 20.5 24.6 22.2 12.1 4.2 −2.0 −1.7 24.6
Record high °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		0.5
(32.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		25.9
(78.6) 		21.5
(70.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		4.5
(40.1) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −30.3
(−22.5) 		−30.1
(−22.2) 		−25.4
(−13.7) 		−15.5
(4.1) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		5.2
(41.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		9.5
(49.1) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−18.8
(−1.8) 		−25.3
(−13.5) 		−10.7
(12.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −33.7
(−28.7) 		−33.7
(−28.7) 		−29.5
(−21.1) 		−20.3
(−4.5) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		2.1
(35.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		6.2
(43.2) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−10.3
(13.5) 		−22.3
(−8.1) 		−28.9
(−20.0) 		−14.3
(6.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −37.0
(−34.6) 		−37.4
(−35.3) 		−33.6
(−28.5) 		−25.0
(−13.0) 		−13.1
(8.4) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		4.0
(39.2) 		2.9
(37.2) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−25.8
(−14.4) 		−32.5
(−26.5) 		−17.9
(−0.2)
Record low °C (°F) −49.0
(−56.2) 		−49.5
(−57.1) 		−47.0
(−52.6) 		−39.5
(−39.1) 		−29.0
(−20.2) 		−18.5
(−1.3) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−14.0
(6.8) 		−33.0
(−27.4) 		−40.2
(−40.4) 		−46.0
(−50.8) 		−49.5
(−57.1)
Record low wind chill −66.6 −68.6 −66.3 −56.0 −36.9 −20.9 −3.9 −10.4 −22.4 −50.6 −53.5 −60.2 −68.6
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.4
(0.33) 		6.1
(0.24) 		8.6
(0.34) 		9.8
(0.39) 		12.8
(0.50) 		16.7
(0.66) 		23.1
(0.91) 		30.5
(1.20) 		25.6
(1.01) 		22.7
(0.89) 		12.7
(0.50) 		10.6
(0.42) 		187.4
(7.38)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.3
(0.05) 		12.7
(0.50) 		22.4
(0.88) 		29.9
(1.18) 		13.9
(0.55) 		0.7
(0.03) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		80.9
(3.19)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 9.3
(3.7) 		6.4
(2.5) 		9.2
(3.6) 		11.6
(4.6) 		12.4
(4.9) 		4.5
(1.8) 		0.7
(0.3) 		0.7
(0.3) 		12.1
(4.8) 		25.8
(10.2) 		14.3
(5.6) 		12.0
(4.7) 		119.0
(46.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 10.1 8.9 10.6 8.8 8.9 8.5 7.6 11.0 11.0 14.5 11.3 11.1 122.3
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.8 7.5 10.7 5.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 30.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 9.7 8.3 10.2 8.3 8.3 3.5 0.1 0.4 6.4 14.1 11.2 11.0 91.5
Average relative humidity (%) 74.6 73.8 72.3 77.9 83.7 80.2 67.2 72.9 82.4 86.2 79.2 76.6 77.2
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010[18][19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Taloyoak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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  5. ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Taloyoak". Travel Nunavut. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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  8. ^ "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1992. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. September 1987. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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  12. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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  17. ^ "The Northernmost Points In The United States". worldatlas.com. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Taloyoak A". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment and Climate Change Canada. 25 September 2013. Climate ID: 2403854. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  19. ^ "71580: Taloyoak A, Nu (Canada)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

Further reading

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  • Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. Taloyoak, Northwest Territories. Ottawa, Ont: CPCGN Secretariat, 1992.
  • Gray, Dorothy Allen. Looking Down, Up North with Arctic Specialty Foods from Spence Bay, the Northwest Territories, Canada Recipes. S.l: s.n.], 1974.
  • Harris, Pamela. Another Way of Being Photographs of Spence Bay N.W.T. Toronto: Impressions, 1976.
  • Williamson, Robert G. The Boothia Peninsula People Social Organization in Spence Bay, N.W.T. Polar Gas socio-economic program. Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan. Institute for Northern Studies, 1977.
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