Northway, Alaska
| Northway, Alaska K’ehtthiign |
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| CDP | |
| Location of Northway, Alaska Location of Northway, Alaska |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Dave Talerico (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.9 sq mi (54.2 km2) |
| • Land | 19.2 sq mi (49.7 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,709 ft (521 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 71 |
| • Density | 3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99764 |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-56220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1407253 |
Northway (K’ehtthiign[1] in Upper Tanana Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 71 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Northway is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (62.969297, -141.905034).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.9 square miles (54 km2), of which, 19.2 square miles (50 km2) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) of it (8.45%) is water.
The highest sea-level pressure in North America was recorded at Northway on January 31, 1989 with a reading of 31.85 inches, a record only surpassed by two readings in Siberia.[3] Due to aircraft altimeters only being able to calibrate to 31 inches, most were grounded.
Climate
Northway has a dry-winter continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dsc).
| Climate data for Northway | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 43 (6) |
41 (5) |
53 (12) |
74 (23) |
85 (29) |
91 (33) |
88 (31) |
88 (31) |
79 (26) |
68 (20) |
42 (6) |
39 (4) |
91 (33) |
| Average high °F (°C) | −9.9 (−23.3) |
3.4 (−15.9) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
42 (6) |
56.9 (13.8) |
67 (19) |
69.5 (20.8) |
64.9 (18.3) |
52.5 (11.4) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
5.4 (−14.8) |
−6.4 (−21.3) |
33.1 (0.6) |
| Average low °F (°C) | −26.6 (−32.6) |
−19.2 (−28.4) |
−8.9 (−22.7) |
15.2 (−9.3) |
32.9 (0.5) |
44.4 (6.9) |
48 (9) |
42.9 (6.1) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
13.3 (−10.4) |
−10.5 (−23.6) |
−22.3 (−30.2) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −72 (−58) |
−71 (−57) |
−56 (−49) |
−34 (−37) |
2 (−17) |
25 (−4) |
32 (0) |
12 (−11) |
−6 (−21) |
−36 (−38) |
−55 (−48) |
−64 (−53) |
−72 (−58) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.27 (6.9) |
0.24 (6.1) |
0.17 (4.3) |
0.21 (5.3) |
0.93 (23.6) |
2.01 (51.1) |
2.6 (66) |
1.46 (37.1) |
0.99 (25.1) |
0.5 (13) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.29 (7.4) |
10.02 (254.5) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.4 (13.7) |
4.9 (12.4) |
3.4 (8.6) |
2.2 (5.6) |
0.8 (2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.5) |
1 (3) |
6.8 (17.3) |
6.5 (16.5) |
6 (15) |
37.2 (94.5) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 93 |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
There is a shuttle between Tok and Northway three times a week, connecting with the Fairbanks - Glennallen - Anchorage service.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 290 people. The racial makeup of the CDP was 66% Native American, 29% White, and 4.8% from two or more races. [5]
The median age was 39.6. [6]
Education
Northway is part of the Alaska Gateway School District. Walter Northway School, a K-12 campus, which serves community students.
References
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Municipalities and communities of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- ↑ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names
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- ↑ [1]
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