Yukon-Koyukuk 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 .
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
- QuickFacts on census.gov (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Slaven, Frank, Roadhouse in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 1, 2020.
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↑ 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