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Coldfoot
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| Current Population: |
12
(2008 Estimated Population (not Certified))
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| Incorporation Type: |
Unincorporated |
| Borough Located In: |
Unorganized |
| Taxes: |
No taxing authority
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| Location
and Climate |
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Coldfoot is located at the mouth of Slate Creek on the east bank of the Middle Fork Koyukuk River. It lies at Milepost 175 of the Dalton Highway, formerly known as the North Slope Haul Road. The community
lies at approximately 67.256390° North Latitude
and -150.184170° West Longitude.
(Sec. 16, T028N, R012W, Fairbanks Meridian.)
Coldfoot is located in the
Fairbanks Recording District.
The area encompasses 37.0
sq. miles of land and 0.0 sq. miles
of water.
The climate of the area is strongly continental. Temperatures range from -14 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation averages 10 inches, and snowfall averages 63 inches per year. |
Topographic
map of
Coldfoot
area
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| History, Culture
and Demographics |
| Originally named Slate Creek, Coldfoot reportedly got its name in 1900 when gold prospectors traveled up the Koyukuk to this point, then got "cold feet," turned around, and departed. In 1902, Coldfoot had two roadhouses, two stores, seven saloons and a gambling house. A post office was established in 1902 and was discontinued in 1912, when the mine and town was abandoned for other mines in Nolan and Wiseman Creeks to the north.
The population of the community consists of 0%
Alaska Native or part Native.
Most residents are non-Native. Children are schooled via correspondence studies.
During the 2000 U.S. Census,
total housing units numbered 12, and vacant housing units numbered 6.
Vacant housing units used
only seasonally numbered 6.
U.S. Census data for Year
2000 showed 5 residents
as employed. The unemployment rate at that time was
0 percent,
although
0 percent of
all adults were not in the work force. The median household
income was $61,250, per capita income was $42,620, and
0 percent of residents
were living below the poverty level.
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| Facilities,
Utilities, Schools and Health Care |
| Residents use individual wells and septic tanks. There is no community-wide system.
Electricity is provided by Individual Generators.
There are no state operated schools located in the community.
Local hospitals or health clinics include Fairbanks hospitals.
Coldfoot is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 1C in the Interior Region. Emergency Services have highway and air access. Emergency service is provided by volunteers
Auxiliary health care is provided by Fairbanks hospitals.
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| Economy
and Transportation |
Most employment is in government and services to road travelers. There are motels, a restaurant, a gas and service station, a RV park and dump station, a State Trooper, a State Fish & Wildlife officer, and a U.S. Bureau of Land Management field office.
Coldfoot is located on the Dalton Highway. There is a State-owned 4,000' long by 100' wide gravel runway. |
Organizations
with Local Offices
Regional
Organizations
Regional Native Health Corporation - Tanana Chiefs Conference
P.O. Box 129
Tok, AK 99780
Phone 907-883-5181
Fax 907-883-1114
E-mail rose.isaac@tananachiefs.org
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