Huslia

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Huslia

Total population

51

Median home value

$13,300

3.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$30,417

Huslia$30k

National$74k

Elevation48 m

Land area44.24 km²

Weather24°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates65.71°, -156.31°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Huslia is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. Rarely known as Hussliakatna, it is inhabited by Koyukuk-hotana Athabascans. As of the 2020 census, Huslia had a population of 304. In January 2025, Huslia became notable for being unusually warm at a time when much of the US was experiencing atypically cold weather due to a polar vortex. Huslia was 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in January 2025 than it typically is that month, which was the largest heat increase in the country.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Huslia, AK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

John Sackett

American politician (1944–2021)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alaska

• Shungnak
  84.5 mi away · pop. 147
• Kobuk
  85.7 mi away · pop. 101
• Nulato
  90.3 mi away · pop. 255
• Alatna
  113.7 mi away · pop. 11
• Allakaket
  119.2 mi away · pop. 167
• Selawik
  119.9 mi away · pop. 412
• Tanana
  127.4 mi away · pop. 334
• Buckland
  137.8 mi away · pop. 533
• Kiana
  144 mi away · pop. 437
• Koyuk
  149.1 mi away · pop. 348
• Noorvik
  152.5 mi away · pop. 748
• Bettles
  156.3 mi away · pop. 16

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Huslia

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Huslia Alaska State of Mind Collection · 2019

Edwin Simon

Edwin Simon · 1981

The stories that Chief Henry told

Henry Chief, of Huslia · 1979

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2025-11-02

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2025-08-15

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Seen 2025-07-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).