Tanana, Alaska

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Tanana, Alaska is a small, predominantly Alaska Native community located at the confluence of the Yukon and Tanana Rivers in central Alaska, known for its subsistence lifestyle and remote, road-inaccessible setting.

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instanceOf city
human settlement
airportIATACode TAL
airportICAOCode PATA
areaCode 907
climate subarctic climate
country United States
demographicsCharacteristic predominantly Alaska Native population
distanceToFairbanks approximately 130 air miles west
economicActivity seasonal wage employment
subsistence fishing
subsistence hunting
trapping
elevation approximately 197 feet
approximately 60 meters
feature remote, road-inaccessible setting
subsistence lifestyle is common
FIPSCode 02-75940
GNISFeatureID 1410590
governingBody city council
hasHealthFacility Tanana Tribal Council health clinic
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasSchoolDistrict Yukon–Koyukuk School District
hasTribalGovernment Tanana Tribal Council
historicalRole trading center on the Yukon River
incorporationStatus city
isPartOf Unorganized Borough, Alaska
locatedAtConfluenceOf Tanana River
Yukon River
locatedIn Alaska
Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area
central Alaska
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Tanana River
Yukon River
nearestMajorCity Fairbanks, Alaska
linked to: Fairbanks
population about 300 people
populationAsOf 2020 census
postalCode 99777
predominantEthnicGroup Alaska Natives
Athabascan people
linked to: Athabascan peoples
primaryAccessMode air
river boat
winter ice road (seasonal)
region Interior Alaska
servedBy Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport
traditionalLanguage Lower Tanana Athabascan
transportAccess not connected to the state road system

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Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area contains Tanana, Alaska