Talkeetna

Geography

Talkeetna is at the confluence of three rivers, the Susitna, Chulitna, and Talkeetna. Talkeetna began in 1916 when the area was chosen as a district headquarters for the Alaska Railroad. A post office opened as well as a sawmill, trading post, cigar and donkey store, and other businesses, as well as many cabins. In 1917, the residents encouraged the government to survey the lots on which their homes stood. In 1919, the railroad surveyed and auctioned 80 lots, 41 of which already had permanent structures on them. The average price at the sale was $14.25. Flightseeing, rafting, mountain biking, homestead tours, hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting make up a large portion of the local economy. Talkeetna is a 2 hour drive from Anchorage. The core downtown area (Talkeetna Historic District) is on the register of National Historic Places, with buildings dating from the early 1900s, including Nagley's General Store, Fairview Inn, and the Talkeetna Roadhouse. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of , of which is land and (3.19%) is water. The climate is continental subarctic (Köppen: Dfc), but the short warm season and long winters give the town boreal features and in terms of vegetation is composed of taiga (Cook Inlet Basin). Even though the cold, dry air comes from the north, the moisture acquired comes from the Gulf of Alaska. That is, summers are of between short and average length. It is lighter than Yellowknife, Canada at similar latitudes due to the moderating effect of the Pacific Ocean and the adiabatic warming of the descending air from the surrounding mountains. The average annual temperature is 0.8 °C. The average precipitation is not as high but relatively well distributed during the year, about 686 mm on average.…

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• Talkeetna Elementary
  Elementary · Talkeetna · 111 students · 15.9:1 ratio