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 ). 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.
History
During the construction of the Alaska Highway, during World War II, the settlement was created in order to supply U.S and Canadian authorities, becoming an essential roadhouses for the construction of the highway.
Demographics
In the [2021 Canada|Canadian census|2021 Census of Population] conducted by Statistics Canada, Swift River had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, 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.