Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | %± | |
| 1996 | 3,461 |
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| 1997 | 3,361 | -2.9% | |
| 1998 | 3,313 | -1.4% | |
| 1999 | 3,317 | 0.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,324 | 0.2% | |
| 2001 | 3,395 | 2.1% | |
| 2002 | 3,550 | 4.6% | |
| 2003 | 3,571 | 0.6% | |
| 2004 | 3,628 | 1.6% | |
| 2005 | 3,657 | 0.8% | |
| 2006 | 3,651 | -0.2% | |
| 2007 | 3,600 | -1.4% | |
| 2008 | 3,577 | -0.6% | |
| 2009 | 3,586 | 0.3% | |
| Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics | |||
- Population
- 3,484 in 2006
- Breakdown
- Inuvialuit (predominately Uummarmiut), 38.9%; First Nations, 18.4%; Métis, 4.7%; other Aboriginal, 1.2%; non-native, 36.7%
The main language spoken in Inuvik is English, though schools teach and a handful of local people still speak Inuvialuktun, and Gwich’in. The CBC Radio broadcasts an hour of programming a day in each of these languages.
There are also about 100 Muslims, most of whom came there for economic opportunities. A small mosque (dubbed "Little mosque on the tundra") was established in 2010.
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