Tok
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Location in Alaska
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Alaska | |
Borough : | Unorganized Borough | |
Coordinates : | 63 ° 19 ′ N , 143 ° 1 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | |
Residents : | 1,258 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 3.7 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 342.6 km 2 (approximately 132 mi 2 ) | |
Area code : | +1 907 | |
FIPS : | 02-77800 | |
GNIS ID : | 1411046 |
Tok is a location in Interior Alaska at the junction of the Alaska Highway and Tok Cut-Off between the Tanana River and the Alaska Range , 320 km southeast of Fairbanks . The Taylor Highway begins 15 miles east.
At the point where the city in the 1940s as a camp of Highway workers emerged, was previously for many centuries a settlement of the Athabaskan . The name Tok means something like "peaceful crossing" in the language of the Indians.
With the completion of the Alaska Highway, a post office and a rest area went into operation in Tok. The first school opened in 1947, which was replaced by a larger one in 1958. In 1954 the Tok Dog Mushers were founded, a sled dog breed that still exists today. The city lives mainly from tourism , which is reflected in an above-average density of hotel and motel rooms as well as campsites. The Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge is headquartered in Tok.
Web links
- Alaskan Municipality Database: Tok (detailed information )
- Database of Municipalities Alaska: Tok (English)
- Tok Chamber of Commerce (English)
- Link catalog on Tok at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )