Dawson City

Summary

Dawson City is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,712 views/month, #54 of 9,456).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dawson City is located in Yukon^[3].
• Dawson City is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Dawson City is on the body of water Yukon River^[5].
• Dawson City is on the body of water Klondike River^[6].
• Dawson City's instance of is recorded as town^[7].
• Dawson City's instance of is recorded as municipal government in Canada^[8].
• Dawson City's official language is recorded as English^[9].
• Dawson City's shares border with is recorded as Arctic Ocean^[10].
• Dawson City's founder is recorded as Joseph Ladue^[11].
• Dawson City's Commons category is recorded as Dawson City^[12].
• Dawson City's located in time zone is recorded as Yukon Standard Time Zone^[13].
• Dawson City's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00^[14].
• 1896 marks the founding of Dawson City^[15].
• Dawson City's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 64.066666666667, 'lon': -139.42916666667}^[16].
• Dawson City's official website is recorded as https://www.cityofdawson.ca/^[17].
• Dawson City's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dawson City^[18].
• Dawson City's Commons gallery is recorded as Dawson City, Yukon^[19].
• Dawson City has a population of {'amount': '+1319'}^[20].
• Dawson City has a population of {'amount': '+1375'}^[21].
• Dawson City has a population of {'amount': '+1577'}^[22].
• Dawson City has a population of {'amount': '+1327'}^[23].
• Dawson City's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Dawson City's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Dawson City's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dawson City'}^[26].
• Dawson City's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The City of Dawson'}^[27].

Body

Founding

Dawson City's founder is recorded as Joseph Ladue^[11]. 1896 marks the founding of it^[15].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dawson City'}^[26] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The City of Dawson'}^[27].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Dawson City include Dawson City Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in Canada^[30].

Why It Matters

Dawson City ranks in the top 0.57% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,712 views/month, #54 of 9,456).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Dawson City Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in Canada^[30].