Editing York Factory (section)

{{Short description|Trading post and settlement in Manitoba, Canada}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox historic site
| name                 = York Factory
| native_name          = Kichewaskahikun
| native_language      = csw
| other_name           = 
| etymology            = [[James II of England|Duke of York]]
| image                = HS34 1.jpg
| caption              = York Factory in 1853
| alt                  = 
| mapframe             = yes
| coordinates          = {{Coord|57|00|10|N|92|18|17|W|region:CA-MB_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
| location             = [[Manitoba]], Canada
| area                 = {{convert|102|ha|acre}}
| elevation            = 
| founded              = 1684
| founder              = [[Hudson's Bay Company]]
| built                = 1788 to 1850
| original_use         = [[fur trade|fur trading]] [[trading post|post]]
| current_use          = 
| architect            = 
| architecture         = 
| governing_body       = [[Parks Canada]]
| website              = {{Official URL}}
| designation1         = National Historic Site of Canada
| designation1_offname = York Factory National Historic Site of Canada
| designation1_date    = 28 May 1936
| designation1_number  =
}}

'''York Factory''' was a settlement and [[Hudson's Bay Company]] (HBC) [[factory (trading post)]] on the southwestern shore of [[Hudson Bay]] in northeastern [[Manitoba]], Canada, at the mouth of the [[Hayes River]], approximately {{convert|200|km|miles}} south-southeast of [[Churchill, Manitoba|Churchill]].

York Factory was one of the first fur-trading posts established by the HBC, built in 1684 and used in that business for more than 270 years. The settlement was headquarters of the HBC's Northern Department from 1821 to 1873.<ref name="canenc">{{cite encyclopedia |first=Frits |last=Pannekoek |title=York Factory |encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |publisher=[[Historica Canada]] |edition=online |date=7 February 2006 |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/york-factory/ |access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> In 1936, the complex was designated a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]].<ref>{{CRHP|4481|York Factory National Historic Site of Canada|6 December 2016}}</ref>

In 1957, the HBC closed it down. It has been owned by the Canadian government since 1968 and the site is now operated by [[Parks Canada]]. No one lives permanently at York Factory; there is a summer residence for Parks Canada staff, and some nearby seasonal hunting camps. The wooden structure at the park site dates from 1831 and is the oldest and largest wooden structure built on [[permafrost]] in Canada.