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{{About|the village in the Northwest Territories of Canada|the historic fort|Fort Simpson (Columbia Department)|the settlement in British Columbia|Port Simpson, British Columbia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Fort Simpson
| native_name = Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Village
| motto =
| image_skyline = Fort Simpson from the air.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| flag_size =
| image_seal =
| seal_size =
| image_shield = Fortsimpsonlogo.png
| shield_size =
| pushpin_map = Canada Northwest Territories#Canada
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Northwest Territories]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of the Northwest Territories|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dehcho Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Constituency]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nahendeh]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Census geographic units of Canada|Census division]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Region 4, Northwest Territories|Region 4]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Les Wright
| leader_title1 = Senior Administrative Officer
| leader_name1 = Darrell White
| leader_title2 = [[Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories|MLA]]
| leader_name2 = [[Shane Thompson]]
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1803
| established_title2 = Village
| established_date2 = 1822
| established_title3 = Village (incorporated)
| established_date3 = 1 January 1973
| area_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/>
| area_land_km2 = 77.89
| elevation_m = 169
| coordinates = {{coord|61|51|39|N|121|21|10|W|type:city_scale:30000_region:CA-NT|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|LAILM|Fort Simpson}}</ref>|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/>
| population_total = 1,100
| population_density_km2 = 14.1
| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
| utc_offset = −07:00
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = −06:00
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian Postal code]]
| postal_code = [[List of X postal codes of Canada|X]]0E 0N0
| area_code = [[Area code 867|867]]
| blank_name = [[Telephone exchange]]
| blank_info = 695
| blank2_name = Prices
| blank3_name = - Living cost (2018)
| blank3_info = 142.5{{ref|A|A}}
| blank4_name = - Food price index (2019)
| blank4_info = 147.6{{ref|B|B}}
| website = [https://www.fort-simpson.com/ www.fort-Simpson.com]
| footnotes = Sources:<br>Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,<ref name="CGDL">{{MACANT|fort-simpson|Fort Simpson|13 January 2014}}</ref><br>Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,<ref name="pwhc">{{cite web |url= http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/#4/65.98/-119.97 |title= Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide |website= [[Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre]] |publisher= Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories |location= Yellowknife |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160113110003/http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/ |archive-date= 2016-01-13 |url-status= live |access-date= 2016-01-13}}</ref><br>Canada Flight Supplement<ref>{{CFS}}</ref><br>{{note|A|A}}2018 figure based on [[Edmonton]] = 100<ref name="comstat">[https://www.statsnwt.ca/community-data/Profile-PDF/Fort%20Simpson.pdf Fort Simpson - Statistical Profile]</ref><br>{{note|B|B}}2019 figure based on [[Yellowknife]] = 100<ref name="comstat"/>
}}

'''Fort Simpson''' ([[Slavey language]]: ''Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́''{{Pronunciation-needed}} "place where rivers come together") is a village, the only one in the entire territory, in the [[Dehcho Region]] of the [[Northwest Territories]], Canada. The community is located on an island at the confluence of the [[Mackenzie River|Mackenzie]] and [[Liard River|Liard]] rivers. It is approximately {{Cvt|600|km}} west of [[Yellowknife]].<ref name="CBC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/harper-announces-expansion-of-n-w-t-park-1.631267 |title=Harper announces expansion of N.W.T. park |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=2007-08-08 |access-date=2013-11-01}}</ref> Both rivers were traditionally [[trade route]]s for the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] and the native [[Dene]] people of the area.

Fort Simpson is the regional centre of the Dehcho and is the gateway to the scenic [[South Nahanni River]] and the [[Nahanni National Park Reserve]]. Fort Simpson can be reached by air, water and road and has full [[secondary school|secondary]] and [[elementary school]] service. The [[Mackenzie Highway]] was extended to Fort Simpson in 1970–1971.

The central section of the community is on an island near the south bank of the Mackenzie River, but industrial areas and rural residential areas are located along the highway as far as the [[Fort Simpson Airport]], just beyond which is the Liard River ferry crossing.

==History==
Fort Simpson was first started as a [[fur trade|fur trading]] site in 1803 then named Fort of the Forks. The Village of Fort Simpson was a permanent settlement in July 1822 when the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] constructed a [[trading post]], naming it for [[George Simpson (HBC administrator)|George Simpson]], then the [[Governor]] of [[Rupert's Land]]. Until 1910 Fort Simpson was "a company town", with some participation by the Anglican and Roman Catholic Missions. The Dené know it as ''Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́'', meaning ''the place where the rivers come together''.<ref>[http://www.fortsimpson.com/history.html Fort Simpson Historical Society] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917235437/http://www.fortsimpson.com/history.html |date=2008-09-17 }}</ref> It was designated a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]] in 1969.<ref>{{DFHD|327|Fort Simpson National Historic Site of Canada|11 October 2013}}</ref>

[[Pope John Paul II]] attempted to visit the community in September 1984 as part of his Canadian tour, but was prevented from landing due to fog; in an address over the radio from [[Yellowknife]], he promised to visit in the future. He did so in September 1987 near the end of the tour of the United States, making a side trip to Fort Simpson.

==Culture==
There are two main annual festivals which occur in Fort Simpson.

The first which is held in March is known as the "Beavertail Jamboree". This is a winter carnival which includes traditional games, snowmobile races, and talent shows.<ref>[http://www.explorenwt.com/resources/events/eventDetail.asp?ID=87 Explore NWT - Beavertail Jamboree] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118115855/http://www.explorenwt.com/resources/events/eventDetail.asp?ID=87 |date=2006-11-18 }}</ref>

The other festival is the "Open Sky Festival" which is held annually on or around the [[Canada Day]] [[long weekend]]. The Open Sky Festival is a multi-disciplinary arts festival which has occurred annually since 2001. Festival events include musical, theatrical, and other performances as well as traditional Dehcho Dene Crafts, visual arts, new media exhibitions, workshops, and demonstrations. The Open Sky festival is hosted by the Open Sky Creative Society, a multi-disciplinary arts organization serving artists working in the Dehcho region.<ref>[http://www.openskyfestival.ca Open Sky Creative Society]</ref>

The [[Dene]] of the community are represented by the [[Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation]]<ref>[http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/members/fort_simpson.htm Liidli Kue First Nation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302180345/http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/members/fort_simpson.htm |date=2008-03-02 }}</ref> and the [[Métis]] by Fort Simpson Métis Local 52.<ref>[http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/members/fort_simpson_metis.htm Fort Simpson Métis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302180350/http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/members/fort_simpson_metis.htm |date=2008-03-02 }}</ref> Both groups belong to the [[Dehcho First Nations]].<ref>[http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/members/index.html Dehcho First Nations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203075012/http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/members/index.html |date=2007-02-03 }}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed" widths="150" heights="150" style="line-height:130%">
File:Welcome to Fort Simpson (5878148063).jpg |Welcome to Fort Simpson
File:Radio Station, Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories - Station de radio, Fort Simpson (Territoires du Nord-Ouest) (38766481151).jpg |Radio Station, Fort Simpson, circa 1925
File:Fort Simpson - Canada day 2011.jpg|Ehdaa National Historic Site of Canada on Canada Day 2011
File:Lafferty Ferry dry docked for winter.jpg|Lafferty ferry dry docked for winter
File:Liard River ferry Lafferty.jpg|Liard River ferry Lafferty
</gallery>

==Demographics==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Fort Simpson had a population of {{val|1100|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|452|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|572|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1100-1202}}|1202|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1202|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|77.89|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1100|77.89|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000261 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 18, 2022}}</ref>

In 2016, 890 people identified as [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous peoples]]. Of these the majority, 770, of the residents are [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] with 95 [[Métis]] and 20 [[Inuit]]. The main languages are [[Slavey language|South Slavey]] and English.<ref name="2016census"/>

{{Historical populations
| title       = Federal census population history of Fort Simpson
| type        = Canada
| align       = left
| width       =
| state       =
| shading     =
| percentages =
|1956|495
|1961|563
|1966|712
|1971|747<!--as an unincorporated settlement-->
|1976|1136
|1981|980
|1986|987
|[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]|1142
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|1257
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|1163
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|1216
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|1238
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|1202
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|1100
| footnote    = 
| source      = [[Statistics Canada]]<br/><ref name=2021census/><ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6104038&Geo2=CD&Code2=6104&SearchText=Fort%20Simpson&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 | title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Fort Simpson, Village [Census subdivision], Northwest Territories and Region 4, Region [Census division], Northwest Territories | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1961census>{{cite book | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-539-1961.pdf | title=1961 Census of Canada | series=Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961 | volume=I: Population | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961 | date=March 8, 1963 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1971census>{{cite book | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-771-1971.pdf | title=1971 Census of Canada: Population | series=Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements | volume=Bulletin SP—1 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages= | chapter=Population of Unincorporated Places of 50 persons and over, 1971 and 1966 (Alberta) | date=March 1973 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-805-1976.pdf | title=1976 Census of Canada: Population - Geographic Distributions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=June 1977 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS94-905-1981.pdf | title=1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=May 1992 | accessdate=February 1, 2021}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS92-101-1987.pdf | title=1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=September 1987 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-304-1992.pdf | title=91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=April 1992 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-357-1997.pdf | title=96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=April 1997 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=61 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Northwest Territories) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=61 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Northwest Territories) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=August 20, 2021 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=61 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Northwest Territories) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=July 25, 2021 | accessdate=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{Historical populations
|align=none
|cols=2
|title=Annual population estimates
|1996|1307
|1997|1295
|1998|1259
|1999|1266
|2000|1238
|2001|1261
|2002|1261
|2003|1254
|2004|1238
|2005|1242
|2006|1257
|2007|1237
|2008|1247
|2009|1270
|2010|1276
|2011|1279
|2012|1260
|2013|1232
|2014|1233
|2015|1229
|2016|1207
|2017|1174
|2018|1254
|2019|1250
|footnote= Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2008 - 2019),<ref name="comstat"/> NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)<ref name=brost>[https://www.statsnwt.ca/population/population-estimates/commtotals_2001-2017.xlsx Population Estimates By Community] from the GNWT</ref>
}}
{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Village of Fort Simpson (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Fort%20Simpson&DGUIDlist=2021A00056104038&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6104038&Geo2=CD&Code2=6104&SearchText=Fort%20Simpson&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6104038&Data=Count&SearchText=Fort%20Simpson&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6106038&Geo2=PR&Code2=61&Data=Count&SearchText=Fort%20Simpson&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6106038&Geo2=PR&Code2=61&Data=Count&SearchText=Fort%20Simpson&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 825
| {{Percentage | 825 | 1080 | 2 }}
| 890
| {{Percentage | 890 | 1180 | 2 }}
| 950
| {{Percentage | 950 | 1300 | 2 }}
| 825
| {{Percentage | 825 | 1195 | 2 }}
| 795
| {{Percentage | 795 | 1150 | 2 }}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 225
| {{Percentage | 225 | 1080 | 2 }}
| 260
| {{Percentage | 260 | 1180 | 2 }}
| 315
| {{Percentage | 315 | 1300 | 2 }}
| 350
| {{Percentage | 350 | 1195 | 2 }}
| 340
| {{Percentage | 340 | 1150 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 1080 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1180 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1300 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1195 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1150 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1080 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1180 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1300 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1195 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1150 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1080 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1180 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1300 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1195 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1150 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1080 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1180 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 1300 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 1195 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1150 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1080 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1180 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1300 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1195 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1150 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1080 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1180 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1300 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1195 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1150 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1080 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1180 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1300 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1195 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1150 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 1,080
! {{Percentage | 1080 | 1100 | 2 }}
! 1,180
! {{Percentage | 1180 | 1202 | 2 }}
! 1,300
! {{Percentage | 1300 | 1238 | 2 }}
! 1,195
! {{Percentage | 1195 | 1216 | 2 }}
! 1,150
! {{Percentage | 1150 | 1163 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 1,100
! {{Percentage | 1100 | 1100 | 2 }}
! 1,202
! {{Percentage | 1202 | 1202 | 2 }}
! 1,238
! {{Percentage | 1238 | 1238 | 2 }}
! 1,216
! {{Percentage | 1216 | 1216 | 2 }}
! 1,163
! {{Percentage | 1163 | 1163 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

==Climate==
Fort Simpson has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfc'') with long, cold winters and warm but short summers. July temperatures are unusually warm for such northerly areas, which demonstrates the extreme continental nature of the area's climate. However, the heat quickly turns into cold winters when daylight hours turn drastically shorter. Transition seasons are extremely short, and the year is on average dominated by the winter and to a lesser extent, summer. The average monthly temperatures range from {{convert|-23.6|C}} in January to {{convert|17.7|C}} in July.<ref name= "ccn71946"/> Most of the precipitation falls during the summer months.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Fort Simpson was {{convert|36.6|C}} on 25 July 1994 and 13 July 2014.<ref name= "ccn71946"/><ref name= "July 2014">{{cite web 
| publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada
| url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1963-11-01%7C2014-10-02&dlyRange=1963-11-01%7C2014-10-02&mlyRange=1963-01-01%7C2010-01-01&StationID=1656&Prov=NT&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=2&searchMethod=contains&Month=7&Day=29&txtStationName=fort+simpson&timeframe=2&Year=2014
| id = Climate ID: 2202101 
| title = Daily Data Report for July 2014 Fort Simpson
| work = Canadian Climate Data 
| date=2024-10-01 | access-date= 2024-12-10}}</ref> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-56.1|C}} on 1 February 1947.<ref name= "February 1947"/>

{{Fort Simpson weatherbox}}

== Notable residents ==
* [[Jim Antoine]], eighth premier of the Northwest Territories
* [[William Lafferty]], politician, Canadian Forces officer and newspaper columnist
* [[Melaw Nakehk'o]], actress, artist, and activist
* [[Nick Sibbeston]], fourth [[premier of the Northwest Territories]].
* [[Dahti Tsetso]], [[Tłı̨chǫ]] environmentalist and educator, born in Fort Simpson

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories]]
*[[Fort Simpson Island Airport]]
*[[Fort Simpson Island Water Aerodrome]]
*[[List of heliports in Canada#89|Fort Simpson/Canadian Helicopters Heliport]]
*[[List of heliports in Canada#304|Fort Simpson/(Great Slave) Heliport]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080923190526/http://www.fortsimpson.com/ Official site]

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[[Category:Dene communities]]
[[Category:Hudson's Bay Company forts]]
[[Category:Heritage sites in the Northwest Territories]]
[[Category:National Historic Sites in the Northwest Territories]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Mackenzie River]]
[[Category:Villages in the Northwest Territories]]
[[Category:1803 establishments in the British Empire]]
[[Category:1822 establishments in the British Empire]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in the Northwest Territories]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1803]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1822]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1973]]