Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | %± | |
| 1996 | 971 |
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| 1997 | 964 | -0.7% | |
| 1998 | 981 | 1.8% | |
| 1999 | 982 | 0.1% | |
| 2000 | 977 | -0.5% | |
| 2001 | 999 | 2.3% | |
| 2002 | 984 | -1.5% | |
| 2003 | 963 | -2.1% | |
| 2004 | 960 | -0.3% | |
| 2005 | 940 | -2.1% | |
| 2006 | 907 | -3.5% | |
| 2007 | 911 | 0.4% | |
| 2008 | 917 | 0.7% | |
| 2009 | 929 | 1.3% | |
| Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics | |||
As of the 2006 census, the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk has a population of 870, down 6.5% from the 2001 Census total of 930. There are 274 private dwellings, and a population density of 78.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (204 /sq mi). The average annual salary of a full-time worker is $45,598 Canadian. Tuktoyaktuk has a large Protestant following, with a sizeable Catholic population as well. Local languages are Inuvialuktun and English. Tuktoyaktuk is predominately Inuit/Inuvialuit (79.7%) with 16.4% non-Aboriginal, 2.8% North American Indian and 1.1% Métis. In 2009 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 929 with an average yearly growth rate of -0.3 from 1996.
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