Mount Lorne is a

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. The hamlet is considered a local advisory area with an advisory council providing local government. Mount Lorne is located just south of

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, comprising rural residential areas along the South

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, the Annie Lake Road and connecting sideroads. It is part of the Whitehorse

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. Eighty-seven per cent of the population is non-aboriginal.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Mt. Lorne had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Public Services

The Mount Lorne community is served by the Mount Lorne Volunteer Fire Department. The Mount Lorne Transfer Station hosts a recycling centre and a free store where residents can drop off clean unwanted belongings for a small fee. The transfer station was also the first place in the Yukon to establish a public electric car charging station.

Tourism

Hiking is a popular tourist attraction in the area, with easy access to trails and the nearby mountain of the town's namesake. Mount Lorne is also popular among dog sled mushers, with some practicing for the Iditarod and Yukon Quest sled races there. The Lorne Mountain Community Centre hosts the Carbon Hill Sled Dog and Skijor Race, dubbed as "The biggest little race in the Yukon," with a 30-mile long sled race as well as a 200 meter dog dash for children. The centre also has 12 kilometers of ski tracks, and other facilities such as disc golf and an 18-hole wilderness golf course are located nearby.

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Hamlet of Mt. Lorne
Hamlets in Yukon {{Yukon-geo-stub