| Inuvik Region | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 8,980 | 8,130 | 10 | 765 | - | 65 | - | 10 |
| English | 6,960 | 6,935 | - | 20 | - | 10 | - | - |
| French | 85 | 70 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | 480 | 395 | - | 75 | - | 10 | - | - |
| South Slave | 685 | 210 | - | 465 | - | 10 | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | 240 | 195 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| German | 45 | 40 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | 15 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 20 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | 75 | 55 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | - |
| French and non-official language | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aklavik | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 715 | 700 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| English | 605 | 605 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | 75 | 65 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colville Lake | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 90 | 65 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| English | 45 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | 30 | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deline | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 615 | 190 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| English | 110 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | 460 | 75 | - | 390 | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fort Good Hope | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 640 | 530 | - | 80 | - | 35 | - | - |
| English | 430 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | 40 | 20 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | 20 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fort McPherson | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 875 | 845 | - | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| English | 730 | 730 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | 135 | 105 | - | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuvik | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 3,270 | 3,165 | 10 | 80 | 10 | 15 | - | - |
| English | 2,780 | 2,770 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| French | 40 | 35 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | 180 | 150 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | 10 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | 45 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | 35 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 20 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | 25 | 20 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norman Wells | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 795 | 785 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| English | 710 | 710 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | 30 | 25 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | 10 | 15 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paulatuk | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 275 | 275 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | 50 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sachs Harbour | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 135 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | 25 | 15 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tsiigehtchic | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English | 125 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | 30 | 25 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuktoyaktuk | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 940 | 910 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| English | 780 | 775 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | 140 | 110 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tulita | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 450 | 385 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| English | 305 | 295 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | 120 | 75 | - | 45 | - | 10 | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holman | ||||||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Home Language | ||||||||
| Census 1996 | ||||||||
| English, | ||||||||
| Total | Non- | English and | French and | French and | ||||
| Home | Official | English | Non-Official | Non-Official | Non-Official | |||
| Language | English | French | Language | and French | Langiage | Langiage | Langiage | |
| Total - Mother tongue | 425 | 380 | - | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| English | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inuktitut | 145 | 100 | - | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| South Slave | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dogrib | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipewyan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwich'in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| German | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dutch | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukrainian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and French | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| English, French and non-official language | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |