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We stuck to pretty much the main roads, but I went to Denali as well, so I've experienced how vast and beautiful it is. I was just curious and looked up the p
by dukeofdoom 5y ago
We stuck to pretty much the main roads, but I went to Denali as well, so I've experienced how vast and beautiful it is.
I was just curious and looked up the population density. Alaska has a population density of 1.3 people per square mile and Yukon just 0.07 per square km. If I did the math right Yukon has a population density of 0.027 people per square mile. Or Alaska is about 5 times more densely populated.
Of the 34 thousand people that live in all of Yukon, 25 thousand live in Whitehorse. That leaves just 9k people for everywhere else.
- refurb 5y agoPopulation density isn't a great measure for how undeveloped an area is since population isn't uniformly distributed. Like the Yukon, Alaska has most of its population in the cities and for Alaska it's along the coast in small towns. The interior is mostly wilderness. But regardless, no doubt Yukon is as empty as you describe.