What is the population of Nelchina, Alaska?

Nelchina has a population of approximately 149 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Nelchina, Alaska located?

Nelchina is located in Alaska, United States, at approximate coordinates 62.0104°, -146.8299°.

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Nelchina

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Total population

149

Median home value

13.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

Elevation732 m

Land area123.09 km²

Coordinates62.01°, -146.83°

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

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City facts

Elevation

732 m

Area

123.09 km²

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Overview

Nelchina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 46 at the 2020 census, down from 59 in 2010.

History & geography

History

Nelchina is an Ahtna Athabascan name. Gold in the creeks draining from the Chugach Mountains brought prospectors to this area in the late 1800s. The Nelchina area offered several trails into the mountains. Nelchina was a mining settlement established in 1913. It was first reported by Theodore Chaplin in a 1915 USGS publication.

Geography

Nelchina appears on the Valdez D-8 on the United States Geological Survey Map. The elevation is 2,402 feet. Nelchina is located north of the Nelchina River, and southeast of the Nelchina Public Use Area, between Milepost 137.5 and 150.5 of the Glenn Highway, at the junction of the Little Nelchina River and Crooked Creek. It is about 30 miles west of Glennallen and Mendeltna, just east of Mat-Su Borough Boundary. Nelchina is located at the Chitina Recording District. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.48%) is water.

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