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Ross River
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Ross River
Total population
382
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Overview
Ross River is an unincorporated community in Yukon, Canada. It lies at the junction of the Ross River and the Pelly River, along the Canol Road, not far from the Campbell Highway.
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History
The confluence of the Ross and Pelly rivers has long been used as a gathering place for First Nations peoples, particularly in late summer. The first modern settlement was established in 1901, when Tom Smith started a small fur-trading post on the north bank of the Pelly, which he called Smith's Landing. That winter, approximately fifteen First Nations families overwintered near the post, creating the beginnings of the permanent community of Ross River. By 1903, a second, rival trading post was opened on the south bank of the Pelly, opposite Smith's Landing. This settlement attracted an increasing number of people, including many First Nations from the Mackenzie River region (mostly the Kaska), who would travel over the divide to meet people, trade, and even settle-down, for some. By 1914 over a thousand people were gathering at Ross River in the late summer; but a severe influenza epidemic in 1916 hit the community hard, and increasing economic activity and new trading posts along the Mackenzie River reduced the population. World War II and the years immediately following it brought massive changes to Ross River. The building of the Canol Road and pipeline (between 1942 and 1944) brought a massive, albeit temporary, influx of newcomers, with the new road making the community more accessible. The road closed in 1946, and did not reopen again until 1958. The late 1940s and early 1950s also saw a collapse of fur prices and the permanent closure of most of the region's fur-trading posts, including at Pelly Banks, Sheldon Lake, Rose Point, Frances Lake and Macmillan River. By 1952, Ross River maintained the only remaining trading post in the region. The Canol Road shifted the commercial centre of the community to the south bank of the Pelly River, at the new ferry…
Geography
Ross River has a subarctic climate (Dfc), characterised by cold winters and short, mild summers. The snowiest months are typically between October and February, with some light snowfall always being possible in March and April, as well.
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Nearby places in Yukon
- Faro34 mi away · pop. 400
- Whitehorse122.5 mi away · pop. 36,550
- Carmacks124.6 mi away · pop. 503
- Teslin125.7 mi away
- Tuchitua Camp129.1 mi away
- Mount Lorne132.7 mi away
- Pelly Crossing144.3 mi away
- Rancheria144.6 mi away
- Carcross146.2 mi away · pop. 317
- Mayo155.8 mi away
- Keno City160.6 mi away · pop. 24
- Stewart Crossing165.1 mi away · pop. 25
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Ross River
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 6001037
- Population (Wikidata)
- 293
- Wikidata
- Q2167628
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012