McCarthy, Alaska
| McCarthy, Alaska | |
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| CDP | |
The old McCarthy hardware store
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 Location of McCarthy, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 61°25′58″N 142°54′39″W / 61.43278°N 142.91083°WCoordinates: 61°25′58″N 142°54′39″W / 61.43278°N 142.91083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Valdez-Cordova |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Dave Talerico (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 148.3 sq mi (384.0 km2) |
| • Land | 148.3 sq mi (384.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 28 |
| • Density | 0.19/sq mi (0.073/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-45790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1406098 |
McCarthy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 28 at the 2010 census.
McCarthy is 193 km (120 mi) northeast of Cordova at the foot of the Wrangell Mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP of McCarthy has a total area of 148.3 square miles (384 km2). None of the area is covered with water. It is connected to the outside world via the McCarthy Road spur of the Edgerton Highway from Chitina, and must be passed through to reach Kennecott, a destination of tourists seeking access to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Historically, from the end of the road one had to cross the Kennecott River and then a smaller stream using manually propelled ropeways, but a footbridge was built in the 1990s. Visitors can walk to McCarthy in about 15 minutes, although shuttle vans and busses are available during the tourist season from the bridge to both McCarthy and Kennecott.
McCarthy has a continental subarctic climate according to the (Köppen Dfc).
As of the census of 2000, there were 42 people, 26 households, and 6 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.3 people per square mile (0.1/km²). There were 47 housing units at an average density of 0.3/sq mi (0.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.
There were 26 households out of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 15.4% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 73.1% were non-families. 53.8% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.62 and the average family size was 2.14.
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