Swift River, Yukon



Swift River is a settlement in the Canadian territory of Yukon, primarily a service stop on the Alaska Highway at historical mile 733. The radius of the area is estimated to be about 22.71 km2). The only permanent population owns and operates, or is employed at, the area's commercial highway establishment. Other residents are transient, working at the Yukon government's highway maintenance camp.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Swift River had a population of $5$ living in $3$ of its $3$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $0$. With a land area of 22.88 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Climate
There is a weather station for Swift River located on the eastern bank of the Swift River (Teslin Lake), at an elevation of 891 m (2923 ft).