Sunrise, Alaska
| Sunrise, Alaska | |
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| CDP | |
 Sunrise, Alaska
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| Coordinates: 60°53′8″N 149°25′28″W / 60.88556°N 149.42444°WCoordinates: 60°53′8″N 149°25′28″W / 60.88556°N 149.42444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Mike Navarre |
| • State senator | Peter Micciche (R) |
| • State rep. | Mike Chenault (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.0 sq mi (33.7 km2) |
| • Land | 13.0 sq mi (33.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 18 |
| • Density | 1.4/sq mi (0.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-73950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1865566 |
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Sunrise City Historic District
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Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | Address restricted |
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| Nearest city | Hope, Alaska |
| Built | 1895 |
| NRHP reference # | 97000892 |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1997 |
Sunrise is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 18 at the 2000 census.
Sunrise is located at 60°53′8″N 149°25′28″W / 60.88556°N 149.42444°W (60.885663, -149.424556).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.0 square miles (34 km2), all of it land.
Sunrise was established in 1895 and incorporated in 1896, and grew rapidly as a supply center for miners participating in the gold rush along Turnagain Arm in late 1890s. It was briefly the largest city in the Alaska Territory. At its height in 1898, the community had a summertime population of 800, with several general stores, saloons, and a restaurant and hotel. The city declined after 1900, with miners drawn to richer gold fields elsewhere in Alaska. Many of its buildings burned in the following years, and the last store closed in 1939. Remnants of the town on either side of Six Mile Creek have been designated an archaeological historic district, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18 people, 9 households, and 5 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.4 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 25 housing units at an average density of 1.9/sq mi (0.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.89% White, and 11.11% from two or more races.
There were 9 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 44.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.80.
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