Salcha
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Location in Alaska
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Fairbanks North Star Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 64 ° 31 ′ N , 147 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,095 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 5.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 192.2 km 2 (approximately 74 mi 2 ) | ||
| Postcodes : | 99714 | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-66550 | ||
Salchah is a place of Fairbanks North Star Borough in the US -amerikanischen State Alaska .
geography
Salcha lies at 64 ° 31'14 "north latitude and 147 ° 0'41" west longitude and is traversed by the Salcha River . The nearest major city is Fairbanks , which is 60 kilometers to the northwest. The Richardson Highway runs through the town .
History
The place was first mentioned in 1898 as Salchaket , which means "mouth of Salcha" in the language of the indigenous people. In 1904 the place was called Saltshatsheg and is now called Salcha, based on the river of the same name.
In some years, temperatures rise faster than usual in March / April and snow and ice begin to thaw. However, the meltwater cannot flow out of the Salcha River into the Tanana River , which is still partly frozen. Because of the ice barriers, backwater even presses from the Tanana River to Salcha, where severe flooding then occurs. The average temperatures in normal years are - 4 ° C to - 16 ° C in March and - 5 ° C to + 7 ° C in April.
Demographic data
In 2000, the population was 854 with an average age of 37.5 years.
Individual evidence
Web links
- alaska / bl-Salcha history
- city-data population figures
- overflows flooding
- weatheronline climate data