Alcan Border, Alaska | |
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CDP | |
Location within the state of Alaska | |
Coordinates: 62°41′35″N 141°11′56″W / 62.69306°N 141.19889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks |
Government | |
• State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
• State rep. | Dave Talerico (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 148.6 sq mi (384.9 km2) |
• Land | 147.9 sq mi (383 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 33 |
Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
• Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
Area code(s) | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-01390 |
Alcan Border, also known as Port Alcan, is a census-designated place in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Part of the Unorganized Borough, Alcan Border is the site of the Alcan - Beaver Creek Border Crossing, the main U.S. port of entry for persons arriving in Alaska by road. The population was 33 at the 2010 census.
Alcan Border is located at 62°39′42″N 141°9′40″W / 62.66167°N 141.16111°WCoordinates: 62°39′42″N 141°9′40″W / 62.66167°N 141.16111°W (Sec. 04, T026N, R022E, Copper River Meridian) in the Fairbanks Recording District. It is just inside the Alaska-Canada border, southeast of Northway and northeast of Beaver Creek, Yukon, along the Alaska Highway.