Fort Simpson

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Fort Simpson
Aerial view
Aerial view
Location in Canada
Fort Simpson (Northwest Territories)
Fort Simpson
Fort Simpson
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Territory : Northwest Territories
Region: Dehcho region
Coordinates : 61 ° 52 ′  N , 121 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 61 ° 52 ′  N , 121 ° 21 ′  W
Area : 78.32 km²
Residents : 1202 (as of 2016)
Population density : 15.3 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 )
Postal code : X0E 0N0
Area code : +1 867
Mayor : Sean Whelly
Website : www.fortsimpson.com

Fort Simpson ( Slavey : Liidli "confluence" or Líídlîî Køç - "where rivers flow together") is a settlement in the Dehcho region of the Canadian Northwest Territories . It is located on a river island at the confluence of the Mackenzie and Liard Rivers . Fort Simpson is named after the former head of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) George Simpson .

The present-day community developed from an original North West Company trading post , for which the rivers were important trade routes. This had the Fort of the Forks here in 1804 . The site was declared a National Historic Site of Canada on May 8, 1968 . The HBC then built their fort here in 1822.

Fort Simpson is one of the starting points for visitors to the Nahanni National Park Reserve .

Demographics

The census in 2016 showed a population of 1,202 inhabitants for the municipality, after the census in 2011 only showed a population of 1238 inhabitants for the municipality. The population has decreased by 2.8% compared to the last census in 2011 and has thus developed against the average of the territory with a population increase of 0.8%.

The residents are predominantly of European descent, a minority of around 7% is made up of Indian Dene and some European-Indian Métis .

literature

  • Shepard Krech III: The Trade of the Slavey and Dogrib at Fort Simpson in the Early Nineteenth Century. In dsb., Ed .: The subarctic fur trade : Native social and economic adaptations. University of British Columbia , 1984, Vancouver, pp. 99-146.

Web links

Commons : Fort Simpson  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  1. ^ Fort Simpson National Historic Site of Canada. In: Parks Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2019 .
  2. ^ Fort Simpson Community Profile. Census 2016. In: Statistics Canada . August 9, 2019, accessed September 15, 2019 .
  3. ^ Fort Simpson Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 31, 2016, accessed September 15, 2019 .