Destruction Bay Facts

Area24.6 km²
Population30
Population change (1975 to 2020)+130.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+36.4%
GDP per capita (PPP)$63,948 (2022)
Area Codes867
Local Time
TimezoneYukon Time
Lat & Lng61.25356, -138.81089
Postal CodesY0B

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Destruction Bay Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population13182231303336
Population Density0.5 / km²0.7 / km²0.9 / km²1.3 / km²1.2 / km²1.3 / km²1.5 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Destruction Bay Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 36.4% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Destruction Bay+130.8%+66.7%+36.4%
Yukon
Canada
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Destruction Bay Population Density

Population Density: 1.2 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Destruction Bay3024.6 km²1.2 / km²
Yukon37,733483,612.3 km²0.1 / km²
Canada35.5 million9,875,295.4 km²3.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Destruction Bay Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Destruction Bay Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$45,155$46,338$47,301$49,722$61,000$59,359$59,956$63,948
Total GDP$76.5K$86.4K$96.2K$110.4K$150.3K$162.6K$184.3K$203.3K
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Destruction Bay CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Destruction Bay502 tn16.74 tn20.4 tons/km²
Yukon630,059 tn16.7 tn1.3 tons/km²
Canada521,999,336 tn14.7 tn52.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Destruction Bay CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)502 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita16.74 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)20.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
6/18/181:21 PM369 km5,000 m24km WNW of Haines Junction, Canadausgs.gov
5/7/1810:10 AM355.6 km5,000 m135km WNW of Haines Junction, Canadausgs.gov
4/21/187:07 AM3.550.7 km9,740 m44km WNW of Haines Junction, Canadausgs.gov
4/12/1811:44 PM4.152.2 km10,000 m43km WNW of Haines Junction, Canadausgs.gov
3/20/1810:20 AM3.257.2 km5,000 m106km W of Haines Junction, Canadausgs.gov
2/3/187:19 AM3.158.6 km5,000 m137km WNW of Haines Junction, Canadausgs.gov
2/1/182:18 PM356.8 km5,000 m135km WNW of Haines Junction, Canadausgs.gov
2/1/181:40 PM3.756.9 km5,000 m135km WNW of Haines Junction, Canadausgs.gov
11/22/175:41 AM399.1 km5,000 m101km N of Yakutat, Alaskausgs.gov
11/5/1710:27 PM3.668.4 km6,700 mSouthern Yukon Territory, Canadausgs.gov

Destruction Bay

Destruction Bay is a small community on the Alaska Highway (historical mile 1083) in Canada's Yukon on Kluane Lake. The population in 2001, according to the Census, was 43. The population was 55 at the 2006 census. Most recently, the population of De..

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