Dawson, Yukon
Dawson City is a city in the Yukon territory of Canada, located at a latitude of 64° 03' 45" N and a longitude of 139° 25' 50" W. The current population is approximately 2,000.
The townsite was named in January 1897 after noted Canadian geologist George Mercer Dawson, who had explored the region in 1887. It served as the Yukon's capital from the territory's founding in 1898 until 1952, when the seat was moved to Whitehorse.
The Klondike Gold Rush started in 1896 changed the native summer fish camp into a thriving city of 40,000 by 1898. By 1899, the gold rush had ended and the town's population plummetted as 8,000 people left. When Dawson was incorporated as a city in 1902, the population was under 5,000.
Dawson City experiences annual temperature highs of 22°C (71°F) in July and temperature lows of -32°C (-26°F) in January. Dawson City has an annual snowfall of 164 cm and 232 cm of rainfall. Dawson averages 91 frost free days per year.
Today, Dawson City's main industries are tourism and gold mining.
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