Umingmaktok
Umingmaktok
Umingmaktuuq | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
Umingmaktok | |
| Coordinates: 67°41′45″N 107°56′45″W / 67.69583°N 107.94583°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot |
| Electoral district | Cambridge Bay |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Fred Pedersen |
| Area | |
• Total | 99.95 km2 (38.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation (2021)[5] | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
Umingmaktok (Inuinnaqtun: Umingmaktuuq[a] "like a musk ox", or "he or she caught a muskox") is a ghost town on Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The community was previously known as Bay Chimo.
The area around Umingmaktuuq is said to be rich in wildlife such as the Arctic fox, fur seals, barren-ground caribou, Arctic char and muskox.
With less than two dozen residents, Umingmaktuuq was one of the smallest permanent non-military communities in Nunavut. At one time, the community had a school that provided education up to Grade 6. Later, any students were flown to Cambridge Bay and returned to the community only for the summer and Christmas.
The community had no electricity other than that provided by portable generators, and communication with the outside world was by satellite phone. The only access to the community was by chartered aircraft, and the landing strip divided Umingmaktuuq in half. On one side was the old Hudson's Bay Company buildings and the Co-op store, and on the other was the main residential area.
History
In 1920, Christian Klengenberg over-wintered in Bathurst Inlet to trap fox for the fur trade. At that time, Copper Inuit who still lived a traditional lifestyle settled at Umingmaktok seasonally in the winter.[6]
In 1964, the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) relocated its post from Bathurst Inlet to Umingmaktok (but was still called the Bathurst Inlet post). It closed in 1970.[7]
In 1986, Umingmaktok was still permanently inhabited and had a general store, one-room school house (with kindergarten to grade 3 - higher grades were taught by correspondence), and about 12 single-room homes built in the 1960s. Supplies would be brought in from Cambridge Bay by barge or by snowmobile in the winter. Medical services were provided 3 times per year, while police would come from the Cambridge Bay Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment only as needed.[6]
Demographics
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Umingmaktok had a population of 0, no change from its 2016 population. With a land area of 99.95 km2 (38.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
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| Source: Statistics Canada [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ Inuinnaqtun is written with the Latin alphabet. In communities which speak this language, Inuktitut syllabics are mainly used by the Government of Nunavut.
References
- ^ "Umingmaktok". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Hamlets elect new councils Archived 2009-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Election Results - 2008 General Election Archived 2008-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
- ^ a b Oakes, Jill Elizabeth (1 January 1991). Copper and Caribou Inuit skin clothing production. University of Ottawa Press. ISBN 978-1-77282-282-3.
- ^ "Hudson's Bay Company: Bathurst Inlet". pam.minisisinc.com. Archives of Manitoba - Keystone Archives Descriptive Database. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ^ "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. September 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. August 20, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. July 25, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- Regional Analysis of the West Kitikmeot Archived 2005-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Nunavut Handbook - Joe Otokiak
- Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut - PDF Dialect Map
- Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut - Writing systems
Further reading
- Lee, John. Wolverine Harvest and Carcass Collection Coppermine, Bay Chimo and Bathurst Inlet, 1992/93. Yellowknife, NWT: Dept. of Renewable Resources, Govt. of Northwest Territories, 1994.