Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Location in Alaska

Map of the census area

The Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a census area in the US state of Alaska , which extends from Norton Sound in the west along the eponymous rivers Yukon and Koyukuk and the Brooks range through the Interior to the border with the Canadian Yukon Territory .

In 2010 the population was 5,588. The population density of 0.0173 people / km² is the lowest of any counties in the United States. Yukon-Koyukuk belongs to the Unorganized Borough and therefore has no administrative headquarters. The census area has an area of ​​382,910 km². 377,878 km², almost exactly the area of Japan , is accounted for by land and 5 032 km² by water.

The largest city in the region is Galena . The Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is the largest and most sparsely populated county-equivalent area in the United States .

The National Wildlife Refuges Innoko , Kanuti , Nowitna and Yukon Flats as well as parts of the Arctic , Koyukuk and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge , the Gates-of-the-Arctic National Park and the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve are located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area .

The Coal Creek Historic Mining District has been listed on the NRHP since July 1987.

16 structures and sites in the Census Area are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 1, 2020), including the Coal Creek Historic Mining District , Frank Slaven Roadhouse and Tanana Mission .

Web links

Commons : Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• QuickFacts on census.gov (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Slaven, Frank, Roadhouse in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 1, 2020.
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 1, 2020.
   Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 1, 2020.

Coordinates: 65 ° 0 ′  N , 157 ° 0 ′  W