Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a census area located in the state

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 of Alaska

Alaska

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, United States

United States

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,588. It is part of the unorganized borough

Unorganized Borough

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 and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest communities are the cities of Galena

Galena, Alaska

Galena is the largest city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 675.-History:...

, in the west, and Fort Yukon

Fort Yukon, Alaska

As of the census of 2000, there were 595 people, 225 households, and 137 families residing in the city. The population density was 85.0 people per square mile . There were 317 housing units at an average density of 45.3 per square mile...

, in the northeast.

Geography

The census area has a total area of 147843 square miles (382,911.6 km²), of which, 145900 square miles (377,879.3 km²) is land and 1943 square miles (5,032.3 km²) –1.31%– is water. The area is roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Montana

Montana

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. It has the largest area of any county or county-equivalent

County-equivalent

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 in the United States. Its population density

Population density

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, at PD/sqmi, is the lowest in the United States.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

• North Slope Borough, Alaska
  North Slope Borough, Alaska
  -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Cape Lisburne** Cape Thompson* Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ** Mollie Beattie Wilderness * Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve...
  
   - north
• Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
  Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
  Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,174. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
  
   - southeast
• Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
  Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
  -Demographics:As of the 2000 census, 82,840 people, 29,777 households, and 20,516 families were residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 33,291 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...
  
   - southeast
• Denali Borough, Alaska
  Denali Borough, Alaska
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,893 people, 785 households, and 452 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0 people per square mile . There were 1,351 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile...
  
   - southeast
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
  Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
  -National protected areas:* Chugach National Forest * Denali National Park and Preserve ** Denali Wilderness * Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ** Lake Clark Wilderness -Demographics:...
  
   - south
• Bethel Census Area, Alaska
  Bethel Census Area, Alaska
  Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
  
   - south
• Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska
  Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska
  Wade Hampton Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population was 7,028. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
  
   - west
• Nome Census Area, Alaska
  Nome Census Area, Alaska
  Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome....
  
   - west
• Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
  Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
  -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chamisso Wilderness* Bering Land Bridge National Preserve * Cape Krusenstern National Monument* Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve...
  
   - west

Also shares eastern border with the Yukon Territory, Canada

Canada

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.

National protected areas

• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States. It consists of in the Alaska North Slope region. It is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, slightly larger than the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge...
  
   (part)
  • Mollie Beattie Wilderness
    Mollie Beattie Wilderness
    The Mollie Beattie Wilderness is located in the northeastern section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is the second-largest designated wilderness area in the United States, after the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness. It has an area of approximately , and comprises over 40 percent of the...
    
     (part)
• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
  Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
  Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is a U.S. National Park in Alaska. It is the northernmost national park in the U.S. and the second largest at 13,238 mi² , about the same size as Switzerland. The park consists primarily of portions of the Brooks Range of mountains...
  
   (part)
  • Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
    Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
    Gates of the Arctic Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, it is in area, the third-largest designated wilderness area in the United States .-History and Introduction:When the wilderness activist, Bob...
    
     (part)
• Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
  Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
  The Innoko National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in western Alaska in the United States. It consists of 3,850,481 acres of which 1,240,000 acres is designated a wilderness area. It is the fifth-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the United States. The refuge is administered from offices...
  
  
  • Innoko Wilderness
    Innoko Wilderness
    Innoko Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was designated by the United States Congress in 1980. It lies within the southeastern part of Innoko National Wildlife Refuge. Innoko Wilderness is a transition zone between the boreal forestland of interior Alaska and the...
    
    
• Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
  Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
  Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in central Alaska, United States. One of 16 refuges in Alaska, it was established in 1980 when Congress passed The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ....
  
  
• Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
  Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
  The Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge lies within the floodplain of the Koyukuk River, in a basin that extends from the Yukon River to the Purcell Mountains and the foothills of the Brooks Range...
  
   (part)
  • Koyukuk Wilderness (part)
• Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge
  Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge
  The heart of Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge is a lowland basin of forests and wetlands that forms the floodplain of the meandering Nowitna River. The Refuge's climate is typically marked by light precipitation, mild winds, long, hard winters and short, relatively warm, summers...
  
  
• Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
  Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
  Selawik National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Alaska in the Waring Mountains was officially established in 1980 with the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ....
  
   (part)
  • Selawik Wilderness (part)
• Steese National Conservation Area
  Steese National Conservation Area
  The Steese National Conservation Area encompasses of public land about northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. Created by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980, the Steese NCA's special values include Birch Creek National Wild River, crucial caribou calving grounds and home range,...
  
  
• White Mountains National Recreation Area
• Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
  Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
  The Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve is located in east central Alaska along the border with Canada. It encompasses 115 miles of the 1,800-mile Yukon River and the entire Charley River basin....
  
   (part)
• Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
  Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
  The Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wetland area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It encompasses most of the Yukon Flats, a vast wetland area centered on the confluence of the Yukon River, Porcupine River, and Chandalar River...
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 6,551 people, 2,309 households, and 1,480 families residing in the census area. The population density

Population density

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 was square miles (km²) per person. It is the least densely populated county-equivalent

County-equivalent

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 of all 3,141 county-equivalents of the United States. There were 3,917 housing units at an average density of /sqmi. The racial makeup of the census area was 24.27% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.09% Black

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 or African American

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, 70.89% Native American

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, 0.37% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.05% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.43% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 3.91% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race. 12.95% reported speaking an Athabaskan language at home; of these 35.26% speak Gwich’in

Gwich’in language

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 and 10.94% speak Koyukon

Koyukon language

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.

There were 2,309 households out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.90% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 16.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.53.

In the census area the population was spread out with 35.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 118.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.60 males.

Cities and towns

• Alatna
  Alatna, Alaska
  Alatna is a census-designated place in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 35 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Alatna is located at Alatna is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized...
  
  
• Allakaket
  Allakaket, Alaska
  Allakaket is a 2nd Class City in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 97 at the 2000 census.-Geography and climate:...
  
  
• Anvik
  Anvik, Alaska
  Anvik is a city, home to the Deg Hit'an people, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The name Anvik, which became the common usage despite multiple names at the time, may have come from early Russian explorers. The native name in the Deg Xinag language is Deloy Ges...
  
  
• Arctic Village
  Arctic Village, Alaska
  Arctic Village is an unincorporated Native American village and a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP was 152. The village is located in the large Gwitch'in speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect...
  
  
• Beaver
  Beaver, Alaska
  Beaver is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 84.-Geography:Beaver is located at ....
  
  
• Bettles
• Birch Creek
  Birch Creek, Alaska
  Birch Creek is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 28 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Central
  Central, Alaska
  Central is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 134. Every February, Central hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.-Geography:...
  
  
• Chalkyitsik
  Chalkyitsik, Alaska
  Chalkyitsik is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 83.-Geography:Chalkyitsik is located at ....
  
  
• Circle
  Circle, Alaska
  Circle is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 100....
  
  
• Coldfoot
  Coldfoot, Alaska
  Coldfoot is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 13 at the 2000 census....
  
  
• Evansville
  Evansville, Alaska
  Evansville is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 28 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Evansville is located at ....
  
  
• Flat
  Flat, Alaska
  Flat is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the CDP was 0.- History :...
  
  
• Fort Yukon
  Fort Yukon, Alaska
  As of the census of 2000, there were 595 people, 225 households, and 137 families residing in the city. The population density was 85.0 people per square mile . There were 317 housing units at an average density of 45.3 per square mile...
  
  
• Four Mile Road
  Four Mile Road, Alaska
  Four Mile Road is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 38 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Four Mile Road is located at ....
  
  
• Galena
  Galena, Alaska
  Galena is the largest city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 675.-History:...
  
  
• Grayling
  Grayling, Alaska
  Grayling is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 194. Since 1977, the Athabaskan village has seen a surge of interest on odd-numbered years, when it is the site of a checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race...
  
  
• Holy Cross
  Holy Cross, Alaska
  Holy Cross is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States...
  
  
• Hughes
  Hughes, Alaska
  Hughes is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 78 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
  
  
• Huslia
  Huslia, Alaska
  Huslia is a village of Koyukuk-hotana Athabascans in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. Rarely known as Hussliakatna...
  
  
• Kaltag
  Kaltag, Alaska
  Kaltag is a village in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 230.-Geography:Kaltag is located at ....
  
  
• Koyukuk
  Koyukuk, Alaska
  Koyukuk is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States At the 2000 census the population was 101., Koyukuk is one of a number of Alaskan communities threated by erosion.-History:...
  
  
• Lake Minchumina
  Lake Minchumina, Alaska
  Lake Minchumina is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 32.-Geography:Lake Minchumina is located at ....
  
  
• Livengood
  Livengood, Alaska
  Livengood is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 29 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Livengood is located at ....
  
  
• Manley Hot Springs
  Manley Hot Springs, Alaska
  Manley Hot Springs is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, Manley Hot Springs is a [[census-designated place]] in [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area]], [[Alaska]], Manley Hot Springs Manley Hot Springs (Too Naaleł Denh in Koyukon) is a...
  
  
• McGrath
  McGrath, Alaska
  As of the census of 2000, there were 401 people, 145 households, and 99 families residing in the city. The population density was 8.2 people per square mile . There were 213 housing units at an average density of 4.4 per square mile...
  
  
• Minto
  Minto, Alaska
  Minto is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 258. The name is an anglicized version of the Lower Tanana Athabaskan name Menh Ti, meaning 'among the lakes'. After repeated flooding the village was...
  
  
• Nenana
  Nenana, Alaska
  Nenana is a Home Rule City in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Nenana lies at the juncture of the Nenana River and the Tanana River. The population was 402 at the 2000 census. "Nenana" means 'a good place to camp between two rivers.'-History...
  
  
• New Allakaket
  New Allakaket, Alaska
  New Allakaket is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 36 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Allakaket is located at ....
  
  
• Nikolai
  Nikolai, Alaska
  Nikolai is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nikolai is located at ....
  
  
• Nulato
  Nulato, Alaska
  Nulato is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 336.-Geography:Nulato is located at ....
  
  
• Rampart
  Rampart, Alaska
  Rampart is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 45 at the 2000 census. In the 1950s, a large hydroelectric project called the Rampart Dam was considered for the Yukon River near the village. Had the project been completed, it would have...
  
  
• Ruby
  Ruby, Alaska
  Ruby is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 188.-Geography:Ruby is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ....
  
  
• Shageluk
  Shageluk, Alaska
  Shageluk is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 129.-Geography:Shageluk is located at ....
  
  
• Stevens Village
  Stevens Village, Alaska
  Stevens Village is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Takotna
  Takotna, Alaska
  Takotna is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 50 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Takotna is located at ....
  
  
• Tanana
  Tanana, Alaska
  Tanana 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...
  
  
• Venetie
  Venetie, Alaska
  Venetie , pronounced VEEN-ih-tye, is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States...
  
  
• Wiseman
  Wiseman, Alaska
  Wiseman is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 21 at the 2000 census.Wiseman is a small mining community in the Brooks Range. It was founded by gold miners who abandoned the Slate Creek settlement around 1919...
  
  

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