---
title: "Town of Watson Lake"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-watson-lake"
description: "Town of Watson Lake: Watson Lake is a town in Yukon with a population of 1,133 (2021 Census). Official website: watsonlake.ca. View it in the explorer."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Town of Watson Lake

Yukon · Local government

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Watson Lake is a town in Yukon with a population of 1,133 (2021 Census).

Written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Yukon
- Layer: Local government
- Class: Cities and towns
- Population: 1,133 (2021 Census)
- City page: [Watson Lake, YT](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/yukon/watson-lake)
- Wikidata: [Q1025947](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1025947)

## Official website

- [watsonlake.ca](https://www.watsonlake.ca/)

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Cities and towns) in Yukon.

- [City of Dawson](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-dawson)
- [Corporation of the City of Whitehorse](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-whitehorse)
- [Town of Faro](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-faro)

## Sources

- Description written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146482338), with the sources of its record.
- [Places and services in Watson Lake, YT](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/yukon/watson-lake)
- [Public services in Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/yukon)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Town of Watson Lake", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/town-of-watson-lake