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Kugaaruk

Profile Year: 
2010
Community
Community Information
Language: 
English
Language: 
Inuktitut
Access: 
Air
Access: 
Ship
Contact Information
Phone: 
867-769-6281
Fax: 
867-769-6069
Location
Region: 
Kitikmeot
Latitude: 
68 31' 59.07" N
Longitude: 
89 49' 39.06" W
Statistics on weather and climate
Average Monthly Temp: 
Temp
January-30.7
February-30
March-24
April-14.7
May-4.2
June6.4
July13.6
August9.8
September2.5
October-6.3
November-17.6
December-24.7
Average Yearly Snowfall: 
150.00cm
Average Yearly Rainfall: 
11.60cm
Demographics
Demographics
Population: 
688
Population Growth: 
13.70%
Gender Breakdown
Male: 
52.30%
Female: 
47.70%
Age Breakdown
0 - 14: 
42.90%
15 - 24: 
19.60%
25 - 34: 
16.50%
35 - 44: 
13.10%
45 - 54: 
4.40%
55 +: 
5.80%
Employment
Employment: 
44.40%
Unemployment: 
21.30%
Sector Breakdown: 
Construction 13.6%
Finance & Real Estate 0.00%
Hospitality
Manufacturing 0.0%
Other 27.2%
Resource Development 6.8%
Retail/Wholesale 15.9%
Social Service/Non-Government 6.8%
Tourism & Cultural 0.0%
Transportation 0.0%
Economic Indicators
Average Income: 
36,992
Infrastructure
Capital and Infrastructure Inventory
# of km of Gravel Roads: 
10.06km
# of km of Paved Roads: 
0.00km
Communications: 
Internet
Communications: 
Landlines
Water/Sewage: 
Truck
K-12 Schools: 

Kugaardjuq School

Airport
International Airport: 
No
Max Length of Runway: 
1524.00Meters
Runway Type: 
Gravel
Airport Code: 
YBB
Financial Services
Bank Branches: 
None
Co-op Financial Services: 
Yes
Business
Business Inventory
5
0
0
0
0
Business: 
Major Employers Inventory
Major Employer: 
Hamlet of Kugaaruk
Major Employer: 
Koomiut Co-op
Major Employer: 
Kugaardjuq School