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24: 111: 95: 1217: 1168: 1180: 1192: 118: 484: 464:. It was used for housing of workers, as well as a stopping place for truckers to rest, refuel, and service their equipment. Not long after it was built, a severe windstorm destroyed many of the buildings in the camp, leading to the name Destruction Bay. 625: 651: 269:
and some tourism-related businesses along the Alaska Highway. The name is derived from the wind blowing down structures erected by the military during highway construction in 1942–43.
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Populated mostly by non-aboriginal residents, community residents provide Yukon government services to residents in the area (school, highway maintenance), including nearby
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The community has a one-room school serving kindergarten through grade eight.
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total private dwellings, a change of -27.3% from its 2016 population of
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In 1942, a camp was set up to be used by crews working to build the
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Federal census population history of Destruction Bay
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Welcome sign made on an old bulldozer
Destruction Bay is located in Canada
61°15′15″N 138°48′24″W / 61.25417°N 138.80667°W / 61.25417; -138.80667
Territory
Yukon
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UTC−07:00
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Alaska Highway
Canada
Yukon
Kluane Lake
Burwash Landing
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Alaska Highway

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