Tanana, Alaska
Tanana
Hohudodetlaatl Denh | |
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 Postcard: Front Street, Tanana, 1910 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.6 sq mi (40.3 km2) |
| • Land | 11.6 sq mi (29.9 km2) |
| • Water | 4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 207 ft (63 m) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 275 |
| • Density | 26.6/sq mi (10.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-75160 |
Tanana (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈtænənɑː/) (Hohudodetlaatl Denh in Koyukon) is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 308. It is formerly known as Clachotin. Jetté (1910) records the Koyukon Athabascan name for the village as Hohudodetlaatl Denh, literally, ‘where the area has been chopped’.[2]
Geography
Tanana is located at the confluence of the Tanana and Yukon Rivers 65°10′14″N 152°4′33″W / 65.17056°N 152.07583°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (65.170544, -152.075883)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.4 km²), of which, 11.6 square miles (29.9 km²) of it is land and 4.0 square miles (10.4 km²) of it (25.80%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 308 people, 121 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was 26.6 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 166 housing units at an average density of 14.4 per square mile (5.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 17.86% White, 79.87% Native American, and 2.27% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 121 households out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.4% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the city the age distribution of the population shows 34.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 131.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,750, and the median income for a family was $34,028. Males had a median income of $30,781 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,077. About 16.4% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Famous residents
Morris Thompson, an Alaskan politician, was born and raised in Tanana. After he died in the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, his body was buried in Tanana.[3] Jules Louis Prevost, an early missionary and linguist in the area, was the first postmaster.
References
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Alaska". United States Census Bureau. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ Jetté, Jules. 1910. On the Geographical Names of the Ten'a. Microfilm AM 34:688-701. Jesuit Oregon Province Archives, Foley Library, Gonzaga University.
- ^ "Email Scam." Alaska Federation of Natives.
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