Country Canada Region Inuvik Region Census division Region 1 Elevation 6 m Area code 867 | Territory Northwest Territories Constituency Mackenzie Delta Mission 1868 Area 48.98 km² | |
Tsiigehtchic ( /ˈtsiːɡɛtʃɪk/ TSEE-get-chik) ("mouth of the iron river") (officially the Charter Community of Tsiigehtchic) is a Gwich’in community located at the confluence of the Mackenzie and the Arctic Red River, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community was formerly known as Arctic Red River, until 1 April 1994.
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Map of Tsiigehtchic, NT, Canada
Demographics
Population is 143 according to the 2011 Census, a decrease of 18.3% over the 2006 Census. In 2012 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 128 with an average yearly growth rate of -4.0% from 2001.
Transportation
The Dempster Highway, NWT Highway 8, crosses the Mackenzie River at Tsiigehtchic. During winter, vehicle traffic is over the ice, during the rest of the year, traffic is carried by the ferry MV Louis Cardinal.
The ferry stops at Tsiigehtchic, on the eastern bank of the Arctic Red River, and on the southwestern and northeastern banks of the Mackenzie River, connecting the two legs of the Dempster Highway. The community is one of the few in the NWT not to be served by a permanent airport.