The Yukon's population reached a record high in March, hitting 35,944, representing an increase of 614 people since March 2011, according to the latest numbers from the Yukon Bureau of Statistics.

Population growth in Whitehorse represented 87.5 per cent of growth in the Yukon.

The city's population rose by 530 people between March 2011 and 2012, reaching 27, 322 this year.

The breakdown of Whitehorse-area residents by subdivision shows 4,901 people live in Riverdale, more than in any other neighbourhood.

Valleyview has the fewest residents, with 170.

Five hundred and eighty people live in an undefined neighbourhood while 277 people only had a downtown post box, their physical address is unknown.

In March, 15.6 per cent of the Yukon's population was under 15 years old, 75 per cent was between 15 and 64 and 9.3 per cent was older than 65.

Fifty-one per cent (18,322) of the territory's population was male, while 49 per cent (17,623) was female.

Here is the community populations breakdown as of March 2012:

Beaver Creek 111

Burwash Landing 103

Carcross 436

Carmacks 521

Dawson City 1,947

Destruction Bay 52

Faro 391

Haines Junction 837

Marsh Lake 505

Mayo 462

Old Crow 253

Pelly Crossing 332

Ross River 377

Tagish 244

Teslin 468

Watson Lake 1,511

Whitehorse 27,322

Other communities, including Champagne, Elsa, Johnson's Crossing, Keno City, Stewart Crossing, and Swift River, total 75 people.