Tok

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Tok
Tok (Alaska)
Tok
Tok
Location in Alaska
Basic data
State : United States
State : Alaska
Borough : Unorganized Borough
Coordinates : 63 ° 19 ′  N , 143 ° 1 ′  W 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.

Burnt Paw in Tok

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.

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