Mayo, Yukon
Mayo | |
|---|---|
| Village of Mayo | |
Mayo upon Stewart River, circa 2000 | |
| Coordinates: 63°35′33″N 135°53′52″W / 63.59250°N 135.89778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Yukon |
| Established | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Trevor Ellis |
| • Governing body | Village of Mayo Council |
| • MP | Brendan Hanley |
| • MLA | Jeremy Harper |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 188 |
| • Density | 191.8/km2 (497/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| Forward sortation area | Y0B 1M0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Website | Official website |
Mayo is a village in Yukon, Canada, along the Silver Trail and the Stewart River. It had a population of 200 in 2016. The Yukon Bureau of Statistics estimated a population of 496 in 2019. It is also the home of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, whose people primarily speak the northern variety of the Tutchone language. Na-Cho Nyäk Dun translates into "big river people."
The community, formerly called Mayo Landing, is serviced by Mayo Airport. The village was named after former circus acrobat turned settler and explorer Alfred Mayo.
Its only school is the J.V. Clark School, which is named after James Vincent Clark (1924–1994). As of December 2022 the school had 46 students with 34 in primary and 12 in secondary grades. As of the 2023 - 2024 school year the principal is Douglas Cooper.