Wiseman (Alaska)
Wiseman | ||
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Post Office, 1998 |
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Location in Alaska | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | probably 1919 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Alaska | |
Borough : | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | |
Coordinates : | 67 ° 25 ′ N , 150 ° 7 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | |
Residents : | 14 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 0.1 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 202.4 km 2 (approx. 78 mi 2 ) of which 202.3 km 2 (approx. 78 mi 2 ) are land |
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Area code : | +1 907 | |
FIPS : | 02-85610 | |
GNIS ID : | 1414284 |
Wiseman is an American place ( census-designated place ) in Alaska ( Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area ) with about 20 inhabitants (2000). Wiseman is located in the Brooks Range and was founded by gold diggers who left Slate Creek (now Coldfoot ) around 1919 . Three miles from Wiseman is the Dalton Highway , with which the town has been connected since the 1990s.
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