Talkeetna (Alaska)
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Location in Alaska
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 62 ° 19 ′ N , 150 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 876 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 8.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 111.2 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 107.7 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 106 m | ||
| Postal code : | 99676 | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-74830 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1410591 | ||
| Mayor : | Larry DeVilbiss | ||
Talkeetna is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska in the United States . The name “Talkeetna” means something like “place where food is stored by the river”. The area is 185 km north of Anchorage near Denali at the confluence of the Susitna , Chulitna and Talkeetna rivers .
history
Talkeetna was originally settled by Athapaskan Indians. When gold was found on the lower reaches of the Susitna River in 1892, prospectors and prospectors came to the region. In 1915, US President Woodrow Wilson chose Talkeetna as the headquarters for the construction of the Alaska Railroad . The city was founded in 1919 when the railway company offered 80 lots for sale. Before the construction of the George Parks Highway in 1964, the railroad was the only land connection to Talkeetna. The town center with many buildings from the early 20th century is listed as a National Historic Site .
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 census , Talkeetna CDP had 772 inhabitants on a land area of 107.7 km². The median age was 39.0 years, above the US national average of 35.3 years. The per capita income was US dollars 23,695 (USA: 21,587 dollars). 10.8% of the population had their income below the poverty line (USA: 12.4%). 16.8% of the population are of German descent , 13.2% are of Irish descent and 10.0% are of English descent. 9.1% of the population are descendants of the indigenous people of Alaska .
Economy and Infrastructure
Today the place lives from tourism. Anglers, rafters and mountaineers use Talkeetna as a base. Crafts from across Alaska are featured at the annual Moose Dropping Festival . The area is accessible via the George Parks Highway and Talkeenna Spur Road. Many small air taxi companies operate at the well-developed airfield ( IATA airport code : TKA) . The base camp on the southern flank of Denali is easy to reach from Talkeetna.
Nagley's Store
Fairview Inn
Coffee Cabin
politics
The official mayor of the place was supposed to be a tom named Stubbs from 1997 to 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ factfinder.census.gov
- ↑ Tomcat for 15 years mayor of a town in Alaska (Der Standard)
- ↑ Kater Stubbs is Mayor of Talkeetna (sueddeutsche.de) ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ To Alaska town's feline mayor? Myth-busting another Internet hoax. (Alaska Dispatch)
