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Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
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Communities [populations in brackets]: |
| Alatna [35] |
Allakaket [97] |
| Anvik [104] |
Arctic Village {152] |
| Beaver [84] |
Bettles [43] |
| Birch Creek[28] |
Central [134] |
| Chalkyitsik [83] |
Circle [100] |
| Coldfoot [13] |
Evansville [28] |
| Flat [4] |
Fort Yukon [595] |
| Four Mile Road [38] |
Galena [675] |
| Grayling [194] |
Holy Cross [227] |
| Hughes [78] |
Huslia [293] |
| Kaltag [230] |
Koyukuk101 |
| Lake Minchumina [32] |
Livengood [29] |
| Manley Hot Springs [72] |
McGrath [401] |
| Minto [258] |
Nenana [402] |
| New Allakaket [36] |
Nikolai [100] |
| Nulato [336] |
Rampart [45] |
| Ruby [188] |
Shageluk [129] |
| Stevens Village [87] |
Takotna [50] |
| Tanana [308] |
Venetie [202] |
| Wiseman [21] |
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Located in Alaska's Interior, the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
stretches across more than 157,121 square miles from the Canadian border to the
lower Yukon River. Five national wildlife refuges and several mountain ranges
lie within this vast landscape. The Yukon River roughly bisects the area,
flowing nearly 1,100 miles through it in a southwesterly direction.
Only 8,478 people reside in the area, over 70% of them Alaska Natives. One third
of the area's population live in the four largest communities, Galena (675),
Fort Yukon (595), Nenana (402), and McGrath (401). Most settlements are located
on the Yukon River or its tributaries. McGrath is an exception and lies on the
banks of the Kuskokwim. Rivers are important transportation routes. In winter
they serve as ice roads for snow machines. In summer, riverboats ply the waters.
Just seven of the 41 settlements in this vast area are on Alaska's road system.
Year-round connections depend upon air transport.
At Huslia, the Koyukon Athabascans traditionally traded with
the Kobuk River Eskimos. By 1843, Russian explorers had made contact with
Athabascans about 50 miles downriver. Hughes also was a trade center between
Athabascan and Eskimo traders. It later served as a riverboat landing and supply
port for the Indian River gold fields until 1915. The first mission on the
Koyukuk River, St. John's-in-the-Wilderness Episcopal Mission, was established
in 1906 at modern day Allakaket. Tanana was a traditional trading settlement for
Koyukon and Tanana Athabascans long before European contact. In 1880, Harper's
Station, an Alaska Commercial Company Trading Post, was established 13 miles
downriver from the present site. In 1881, Church of England missionaries from
Canada built a mission 8 miles downriver from Tanana. At Takotna, gold
discoveries in the upper Innoko Region enabled the town to prosper. By 1919,
there were several commercial companies, roadhouses, a post office, and about 50
houses. Today there are about 20 households in Takotna. McGrath became an
important refueling stop during World War II.
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