Copper River Census Area

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Copper River Census Area was a former census area in Alaska known for its vast wilderness, sparse population, and inclusion of major natural features such as parts of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census area
former census area
borderedBy British Columbia, Canada
linked to: British Columbia

Canada
Denali Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
Yakutat City and Borough
linked to: Yakutat

Yukon, Canada
linked to: Yukon
contains Chisana, Alaska
Chitina, Alaska
Copper Center, Alaska
Copper River
Eyak Lake area
Gakona, Alaska
Glennallen, Alaska
Gulkana, Alaska
Kenny Lake, Alaska
McCarthy, Alaska
Mentasta Lake, Alaska
Nabesna, Alaska
Paxson, Alaska
Slana, Alaska
Tazlina, Alaska
parts of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park
parts of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
country United States of America
dissolvedOrAbolished 2020
hasCharacteristic sparsely populated
vast wilderness
hasClimate subarctic climate
largestCommunity Glennallen, Alaska
locatedIn Alaska
Unorganized Borough, Alaska
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
majorEconomicActivity resource extraction
subsistence hunting and fishing
tourism
namedAfter Copper River
partlyContains Trans-Alaska Pipeline System corridor
population approximately 2920 (2010 census)
populationCensusYear 2010
reorganizedInto Copper River Census Area, Alaska (new definition)
subdivisionType census area
traversedBy Glenn Highway
Richardson Highway
Tok Cut-Off
usedFor United States Census

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Mount Wrangell locatedIn Copper River Census Area
Mount Sanford locatedIn Copper River Census Area, Alaska
linked to: Copper River Census Area
Valdez Glacier locatedIn Chugach Census Area (current designation)
linked to: Copper River Census Area
Copper Center, Alaska borough Copper River Census Area
Unorganized Borough, Alaska contains Copper River Census Area
Ahtna Athabaskan region Copper River Census Area
Million Dollar Bridge region Copper River region
linked to: Copper River Census Area
Chitina, Alaska borough Copper River Census Area
Chitina, Alaska governingBody Copper River Census Area, Alaska
linked to: Copper River Census Area
Alaska Native regional corporations includes Ahtna region (Copper River area)
linked to: Copper River Census Area
Copper Center locatedIn Copper River Census Area
Gulkana locatedIn Copper River Census Area
Henry T. Allen exploredRegion Copper River region of Alaska
subject linked to: Lt. Henry T. Allen
linked to: Copper River Census Area
Glennallen, Alaska borough Copper River Census Area
Copper River Census Area reorganizedInto Copper River Census Area, Alaska (new definition)
linked to: Copper River Census Area
Paxson, Alaska county Copper River Census Area
Paxson, Alaska locatedIn Copper River Census Area, Alaska
linked to: Copper River Census Area
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area borderedBy Copper River Census Area
Valdez–Cordova Census Area bordersOn Copper River Census Area
Valdez–Cordova Census Area dividedInto Copper River Census Area
Kennicott River locatedIn Copper River Census Area
Chisana River locatedIn Copper River Census Area
Nabesna, Alaska partOf Copper River Census Area
Gakona, Alaska borough Copper River Census Area
Kennicott locatedIn Copper River Census Area
Edgerton Highway locatedIn Copper River Census Area