Rampart, Alaska
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Rampart Dleł Taaneets |
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| CDP | |
Cabin in Rampart, owned by novelist Rex Beach.
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 Location of Rampart, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 65°30′26″N 150°8′55″W / 65.50722°N 150.14861°WCoordinates: 65°30′26″N 150°8′55″W / 65.50722°N 150.14861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Dave Talerico (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.8 sq mi (437.2 km2) |
| • Land | 168.8 sq mi (437.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 24 |
| • Density | 0.14/sq mi (0.055/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99767 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-64820 |
Rampart (Dleł Taaneets in Koyukon) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 24 at the 2010 census.
Novelist Rex Beach moved to Rampart during the Klondike Gold Rush; although his prospecting efforts were of little success, the experience led to the publication of The Spoilers, one of three novels written by Beach that made it to Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1900s. Film adaptations of The Spoilers were released in 1914, 1923, 1930, 1942, and 1955.
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 created the largest man-made reservoir in the world. Owing to popular protest, however, the project was never begun.
Rampart is located at 65°30′26″N 150°8′55″W / 65.50722°N 150.14861°W (65.507350, -150.148496). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 168.8 square miles (437 km2), all of it land. Minook Creek is just east of Rampart. Baker Creek is to the south.
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