Tanacross, Alaska
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Tanacross, Alaska Taats’altęy |
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| CDP | |
 Tanacross, Alaska
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| Coordinates: 63°22′34″N 143°21′25″W / 63.37611°N 143.35694°WCoordinates: 63°22′34″N 143°21′25″W / 63.37611°N 143.35694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Dave Talerico (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.2 sq mi (210.2 km2) |
| • Land | 80.0 sq mi (207.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 136 |
| • Density | 1.7/sq mi (0.65/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99776 |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-75050 |
Tanacross (Taats’altęy in Tanacross Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 136. It hosts an air tanker base.
Tanacross is located at 63°22′34″N 143°21′25″W / 63.37611°N 143.35694°W (63.376206, -143.356991).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 81.2 square miles (210 km2), of which, 80.0 square miles (207 km2) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it (1.38%) is water.
Tanacross has a dry-winter continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc).
As of the census of 2000, there were 140 people, 42 households, and 28 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.7 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There were 53 housing units at an average density of 0.7/sq mi (0.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 8.57% White, 88.57% Native American, 1.43% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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