In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Watson Lake had a population of 1,133 living in 499 of its 564 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,083. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
! colspan="2" |2016
! colspan="2" |2011
! colspan="2" |2006
! colspan="2" |2001
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| European
| 600
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| 435
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| 565
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| 515
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| 630
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| Indigenous
| 455
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| 305
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| 205
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| 305
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| 265
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| Southeast Asian
| 40
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| 30
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| 0
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| 20
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| 0
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| East Asian
| 15
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| 10
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| 10
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| 10
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| 0
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| South Asian
| 10
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| 10
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| 0
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| 15
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| 0
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| Latin American
| 0
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| 10
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| 10
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| 0
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| 0
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| African
| 0
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| 10
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| 0
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| 0
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| 10
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| Middle Eastern
| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| Other/multiracial
| 20
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| 0
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| 10
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| 0
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| 0
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! Total responses
! 1,125
!
! 790
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! 800
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! 845
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! 910
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! Total population
! 1,133
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! 1,083
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! 802
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! 846
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! 912
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Gallery
See also
- Coal River Springs Territorial Park
- List of municipalities in Yukon
Notes
References
External links
- www.watsonlake.ca o