Umingmaktok

Umingmaktok (Inuinnaqtun: Umingmaktuuq, "he or she caught a muskox") is a now abandoned settlement located in Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The community was previously known as Bay Chimo and the Inuit refer to the community as Umingmaktuuq ("like a musk ox").

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Settlement
Umingmaktuuq - looking towards the Co-op store, Umingmaktuuq - the other half of the community.
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Coordinates: 67°41′45″N 107°56′45″W[1]
Country	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Kitikmeot
Electoral district	Cambridge Bay
Government [3][4]
• MLA	Pam Gross
Area [5]
• Total	99.95 km2 (38.59 sq mi)
Elevation  (2021)[6]	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[5]
• Total	0
• Density	0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code	X0B 2A0

The traditional language of the area was Inuinnaqtun and is written using the Latin alphabet rather than the syllabics of the Inuktitut writing system. Like Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet and Kugluktuk syllabics are rarely seen and used mainly by the Government of Nunavut.

Situated at the site of a deserted Hudson's Bay Company post, the community was formed^[when?] as an outpost camp by Inuit families that wanted to live a more traditional lifestyle. The area around Umingmaktuuq is said to be rich in wildlife such as the Arctic fox, fur seals, barren-ground caribou, Arctic char and muskox.

With less than two dozen residents, Umingmaktuuq was one of the smallest permanent non-military communities in Nunavut. At one time^{[until when?]} the community had a school that provided education up to Grade 6. Later, any students were flown to Cambridge Bay and returned to the community only for the summer and Christmas.

The community had no electricity other than that provided by portable generators, and communication with the outside world was by satellite phone. The only access to the community was by chartered aircraft, and the landing strip divided Umingmaktuuq in half. On one side was the old Hudson's Bay Company buildings and the Co-op store. On the other side was the main residential area.

Demographics

Federal census population history of Umingmaktok

Year	Pop.	±%
1976	39	—
1981	60	+53.8%
1986	61	+1.7%
1991	56	−8.2%
1996	51	−8.9%
2001	5	−90.2%
2006	0	−100.0%
2011	5	—
2016	0	−100.0%
2021	0	0.00%
Source: Statistics Canada [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][5]

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Umingmaktok had a population of 0, no change from its 2016 population. With a land area of 99.95 km² (38.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km² (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

See also

• List of communities in Nunavut

References

1. "Umingmaktok". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
2. "Umingmaktok". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
3. Hamlets elect new councils Archived 2009-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
4. Election Results - 2008 General Election Archived 2008-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
6. Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
7. "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
8. "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. September 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
9. "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
10. "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
11. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
12. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. August 20, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
13. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. July 25, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
14. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

• Regional Analysis of the West Kitikmeot Archived 2005-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Nunavut Handbook - Joe Otokiak
• Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut - PDF Dialect Map
• Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut - Writing systems

Further reading

• Lee, John. Wolverine Harvest and Carcass Collection Coppermine, Bay Chimo and Bathurst Inlet, 1992/93. Yellowknife, NWT: Dept. of Renewable Resources, Govt. of Northwest Territories, 1994.

External links

• E-mail in Bay Chimo