Big Delta, Alaska
| Big Delta, Alaska | |
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| CDP | |
Aerial view of Big Delta region
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 Location of Big Delta, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 64°8′50″N 145°48′6″W / 64.14722°N 145.80167°WCoordinates: 64°8′50″N 145°48′6″W / 64.14722°N 145.80167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Mike Dunleavy (R) |
| • State rep. | George Rauscher (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.1 sq mi (158.3 km2) |
| • Land | 55.2 sq mi (143 km2) |
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 591 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-06850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1398949 |
Big Delta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 591 at the 2010 census. Big Delta is at the confluence of the Delta River and the Tanana River and gets its name from the huge river delta formed by the confluence.
Big Delta is located at 64°8′50″N 145°48′6″W / 64.14722°N 145.80167°W (64.147324, -145.801545).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 61.1 square miles (158 km2), of which, 55.2 square miles (143 km2) of it is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) of it (9.70%) is water.
Big Delta has a dry-winter humid continental climate (Köppen Dwc).
As of the census of 2000, there were 749 people, 165 households, and 117 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 13.6 people per square mile (5.2/km²). There were 232 housing units at an average density of 4.2/sq mi (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.46% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 1.47% Native American, 0.53% Asian, and 2.40% from two or more races. 2.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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