Tanana

Tanana, Alaska
—  City  —
Postcard: Front Street, Tanana, 1910
Location of Tanana, Alaska
Coordinates: 65°10′14″N 152°4′33″W / 65.17056°N 152.07583°W / 65.17056; -152.07583
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Yukon-Koyukuk
Area
- Total	15.6 sq mi (40.3 km2)
- Land	11.6 sq mi (29.9 km2)
- Water	4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2)
Elevation	207 ft (63 m)
Population (2007)[1]
- Total	275
- Density	26.6/sq mi (10.3/km2)
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
- Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
Area code(s)	907
FIPS code	02-75160

Tanana (pronounced /ˈtænənɑː/) is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 308. It is formerly known as Clachotin. Jetté (1910) records the Koyukon Athabascan name for the village as Hohudodetlaatl Denh, literally, ‘where the area has been chopped’.^[2]

Geography

Tanana is located at the confluence of the Tanana and Yukon rivers 65°10′14″N 152°4′33″W / 65.17056°N 152.07583°W / 65.17056; -152.07583 (65.170544, -152.075883)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.4 km²), of which, 11.6 square miles (29.9 km²) of it is land and 4.0 square miles (10.4 km²) of it (25.80%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 308 people, 121 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was 26.6 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 166 housing units at an average density of 14.4/sq mi (5.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 17.86% White, 79.87% Native American, and 2.27% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 121 households out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.4% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 131.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,750, and the median income for a family was $34,028. Males had a median income of $30,781 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,077. About 16.4% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

Famous residents

Morris Thompson, an Alaskan politician, was born and raised in Tanana. After he died in the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, his body was buried in Tanana.^[5]

References

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