Tetlin, Alaska
| Tetlin, Alaska | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Tetlin, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 63°8′16″N 142°31′28″W / 63.13778°N 142.52444°WCoordinates: 63°8′16″N 142°31′28″W / 63.13778°N 142.52444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Dave Talerico (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.0 sq mi (186.4 km2) |
| • Land | 70.4 sq mi (182.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 127 |
| • Density | 1.8/sq mi (0.68/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-76590 |
Tetlin (Teełąy in Upper Tanana Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 127.
Tetlin is located at 63°8′16″N 142°31′28″W / 63.13778°N 142.52444°W (63.137840, -142.524451). Tetlin is located along the Tetlin River, between Tetlin Lake and the Tanana River, about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Tok. It lies in the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. The village is connected by a dirt road to the Alaska Highway. The community is located in the Fairbanks Recording District.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 72.0 square miles (186 km2), of which, 70.4 square miles (182 km2) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) of it (2.14%) is water.
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 to conserve and manage habitat critical to migratory and resident wildlife for benefit of present and future generations. The Refuge's 730,000 acres (3,000 km2) include snowcapped mountains and glacier-fed rivers, forests and treeless tundra, and an abundance of wetlands. Tetlin Wildlife Refuge produces up to 1000,000 ducklings a year, and it is home to 186 or more species of birds. This upper Tanana Valley has been called the "Tetlin Passage" because it serves as a major migratory route for birds traveling to and from Canada, the Lower 48 and both Central and South America. Many of these birds breed and nest in the refuge. Migrants, including ducks, geese, swans, cranes, raptors and songbirds begin arriving in the valley in early April, and continue into early June.
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