Deltana, Alaska
| Deltana, Alaska | |
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| CDP | |
 Deltana, Alaska
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| Coordinates: 63°57′50″N 145°24′32″W / 63.96389°N 145.40889°WCoordinates: 63°57′50″N 145°24′32″W / 63.96389°N 145.40889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Mike Dunleavy (R) |
| • State rep. | George Rauscher (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 565.2 sq mi (1,463.8 km2) |
| • Land | 562.2 sq mi (1,456.1 km2) |
| • Water | 3 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,251 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-18675 |
Deltana is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 2,251. Native inhabitants are Tanana Athabaskans.
In 1904, the U.S. Army Signal Corps built the McCarty Telegraph station on a site near a roadhouse established the previous year at the confluence of the Tanana and Delta rivers. The Chisana gold strike of 1913 brought many hopeful prospectors to the area. In the 1920s, many American Bison were brought to the area, and in 1927 the name was changed to Buffalo Center.
In 1942, five miles south of Deltana, Fort Greely was constructed. Beef cattle were shipped during the 1950s, and during the 1970s the local economy was given another boost with the completion of the trans-Alaska pipeline.
In 1980, 70,000 acres (280 km2) of land were set aside as the Delta Bison Range to confine the bison and separate the expanding herd from local farmland.
Deltana is located at 63°57′50″N 145°24′32″W / 63.96389°N 145.40889°W (63.963825, -145.408931).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 565.2 square miles (1,464 km2), of which, 562.2 square miles (1,456 km2) of it is land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) of it (0.52%) is water.
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