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Igloolik

Profile Year: 
2010
Community
Community Information
Language: 
English
Language: 
Inuktitut
Access: 
Air
Access: 
Ship
Contact Information
Contact Person: 
Reuben Maktar
Phone: 
867-934-8429
Email: 
reubenmaktar@gmail.com
Fax: 
867-934-8228
Location
Region: 
North Baffin
Latitude: 
69.4°
Longitude: 
-81.8°
Statistics on weather and climate
Average Monthly Temp: 
Temp
January-32
February-32.5
March-28.4
April-19.2
May-8.4
June1.3
July7.3
August4.9
September-0.6
October-9.2
November-19.9
December-27.2
Average Yearly Snowfall: 
10.75cm
Average Yearly Rainfall: 
0.74cm
Real Estate Inventory
Private Housing: 
65
Rental Housing: 
265
Demographics
Demographics
Population: 
1540
Population Growth: 
19.60%
Gender Breakdown
Male: 
52.60%
Female: 
47.40%
Age Breakdown
0 - 14: 
41.00%
15 - 24: 
19.50%
25 - 34: 
15.30%
35 - 44: 
12.00%
45 - 54: 
6.50%
55 +: 
5.80%
Employment
Employment: 
43.60%
Unemployment: 
16.10%
Sector Breakdown: 
Construction 4.5%
Finance & Real Estate 3.4%
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Other 69.7%
Resource Development 2.3%
Retail/Wholesale 15.9%
Social Service/Non-Government 6.8%
Tourism & Cultural
Transportation
Economic Indicators
Average Income: 
16544
Traditional Pursuit: 
Hunting
Traditional Pursuit: 
Fishing
Infrastructure
Capital and Infrastructure Inventory
Communications: 
Internet
Communications: 
Landlines
Marine: 
Breakwater Floating Docks
Water/Sewage: 
Truck
K-12 Schools: 

Ataguttaaluk Elementary School - K -7 Ataguttaaluk High School 8-12

Post Secondary Training: 

Nunavut Arctic College Learning Centre

Recreation Facilities: 

Arena Community Hall

Local Assets Inventory

Income Support Office Old Fire Hall Cold Storage Buidlign Hamlet Office New Fire Hall 2 Bay Parking Garage Community Wellness Center 3 Bay Parking Garage 3 Bay Maintenance Garage

Airport
International Airport: 
No
Max Length of Runway: 
1248.00Meters
Runway Type: 
Gravel
Airport Code: 
YGT
Social Services
Financial Services
Bank Branches: 
None
Co-op Financial Services: 
Light banking services
Governments
Territorial Government Offices: 
Department of Human Resources
Territorial Government Offices: 
Department of Finance
Territorial Government Offices: 
Department of Culture Language Elders and Youth
Territorial Government Offices: 
Department of Education
Territorial Government Offices: 
Department of Environment
Territorial Government Offices: 
Nunavut Research Institute
Business
Business Inventory
3
27
0
0
0
Business: 
Environmental Inventory
Resource Based Opportunities: 
Mining - Mary River Mining - Roche Bay
Partnership Inventory
Arcticirque Elders Society
Major Employers Inventory
Major Employer: 
Hamlet of Igloolik
Major Employer: 
Coop
Major Employer: 
Northern
Major Employer: 
Savik