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Whale Cove

Profile Year: 
2010
Community
Community Information
Language: 
English
Language: 
Inuktitut
Access: 
Air
Access: 
Ship
Contact Information
Contact Person: 
Nassr Maashi
Phone: 
867-896-9961
Email: 
cedo@whalecove.ca
Fax: 
867-896-9109
Location
Region: 
Kivalliq
Latitude: 
62.2°
Longitude: 
-92.6°
Statistics on weather and climate
Average Yearly Temp: 
-10.20C
Average Monthly Temp: 
Temp
January-31
February-29
March-23.7
April-14.8
May-5.1
June3.5
July9.7
August9.5
September4.1
October-4.1
November-16.6
December-24.7
Average Yearly Snowfall: 
15.40cm
Average Yearly Rainfall: 
3.10cm
Average Wind Speed: 
20.25km/h
Real Estate Inventory
Private Housing: 
20
Rental Housing: 
65
Demographics
Demographics
Population: 
353
Population Growth: 
15.70%
Gender Breakdown
Male: 
52.90%
Female: 
47.10%
Age Breakdown
0 - 14: 
41.40%
15 - 24: 
18.60%
25 - 34: 
12.90%
35 - 44: 
14.30%
45 - 54: 
4.30%
55 +: 
10.00%
Employment
Employment: 
42.90%
Unemployment: 
10.00%
Sector Breakdown: 
Construction 10%
Finance & Real Estate
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Other 60%
Resource Development 10%
Retail/Wholesale 10%
Social Service/Non-Government 10%
Tourism & Cultural
Transportation
Economic Indicators
Average Income: 
16352
Traditional Pursuit: 
Hunting
Traditional Pursuit: 
Fishing
Infrastructure
Capital and Infrastructure Inventory
Communications: 
Internet
Communications: 
Landlines
Water/Sewage: 
Truck
K-12 Schools: 

Inuglak School K-12

Recreation Facilities: 

Recreational Centre

Airport
International Airport: 
No
Max Length of Runway: 
1339.00Meters
Runway Type: 
Gravel
Airport Code: 
YXN
Social Services
Financial Services
Bank Branches: 
None
Co-op Financial Services: 
Light banking services offered
Business
Business Inventory
1
0
0
0
0
Business: 
Major Employers Inventory
Major Employer: 
Hamlet of Whale Cove
Major Employer: 
Issatik Coop