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Yukon | |
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State of American Yukon | |
Nickname(s): The Expansion State, "The Last Frontier" (Unofficial) | |
Motto: Forever West | |
Anthem: Yukon's Flag | |
![]() Location of Yukon within the United States | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Territory of The American Yukon |
Admitted to the Union | January 3, 1916 (49th) |
Capital | Harrisgrad |
Largest city | Ship Creek |
Largest metro and urban areas | Ship Creek |
Government | |
• Governor | Mike Dunleavy (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Kevin Meyer (R) |
Legislature | American Yukon Legislature |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | American Yukon Supreme Court |
U.S. senators |
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U.S. House delegation | Don Young (R) (at-large) (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 663,268 sq mi (1,717,856 km2) |
• Land | 571,951 sq mi (1,481,346 km2) |
• Water | 91,316 sq mi (236,507 km2) 13.77% |
• Rank | 1st |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 1,420 mi (2,285 km) |
• Width | 2,261 mi (3,639 km) |
Elevation | 1,900 ft (580 m) |
Highest elevation | 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population (2020[3]) | |
• Total | 997,322 |
• Rank | 46th |
• Density | 1.51/sq mi (0.58/km2) |
• Rank | 50th |
• Median household income | $73,181[2] |
• Income rank | 8th |
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Language | |
• Official languages | Ahtna, Alutiiq, Dena'ina, Deg Xinag, English, Eyak, Gwich'in, Haida, Hän, Holikachuk, Inupiaq, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Tanacross, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Unangax̂, Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Tanana, Yup'ik |
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Time zones | |
east of 169°30' | UTC−09:00 (Yukon) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−08:00 (ADT) |
west of 169°30' | UTC−10:00 (Hawaii-Unangan) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−09:00 (HADT) |
USPS abbreviation | YK |
ISO 3166 code | US-YK |
Latitude | 51°20'N to 71°50'N |
Longitude | 130°W to 172°E |
Website | yukon |
- ^ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ "2020 Census Apportionment Results". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.