Chisana, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Chisana
Native Name:Tsetsaan' Na'
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:Alaska
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Alaska
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Census Area
Subdivision Name2:Copper River
Leader Title:State senator
Leader Name:Click Bishop (R)
Leader Title1:State rep.
Leader Name1:Mike Cronk (R)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:205.74
Area Land Km2:205.61
Area Water Km2:0.13
Area Total Sq Mi:79.44
Area Land Sq Mi:79.39
Area Water Sq Mi:0.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:0
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Elevation M:1027
Elevation Ft:3369
Coordinates:62.0661°N -142.0408°W
Area Code:907
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-13890
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1400321
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Km2:0.00
Chisana Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Extending west 0.25miles from the southern end of Chisana Airstrip
Nearest City:Northway
Coordinates:62.0655°N -142.0468°W
Area:30acres
Built:1913
Added:November 29, 1985
Refnum:85002999
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Date:1984
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:NAB-042
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Chisana Historic Mining Landscape
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Nearest City:Northway
Area:27216acres
Built:1913
Added:May 14, 1998
Refnum:98000436

Chisana (also Shushanna) (Tsetsaan' Na in Ahtna) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Copper River Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 Census,[2] the population of the CDP was 0. The English name Chisana derives from the Ahtna Athabascan name Tsetsaan' Na, meaning literally 'copper river' (not to be confused with the river known in English as the Copper River). The Chisana River joins the Nabesna River just north of Northway Junction, Alaska, to form the Tanana River, a major tributary of the Yukon River.[3] The Chisana Airport consists of a turf and gravel runway which is largely serviced by flights from Tok, Alaska.

In 1985, the community was listed as Chisana Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.[4] [5]
In 1998 the Chisana Historic Mining Landscape historic district, comprising the community and a wide 27000acres area located partly in Copper River Census Area and partly in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6] [7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 86.7sqmi, of which 86.7sqmi of it is land and 0.1sqmi of it is water. The total area is 0.10% water.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Chisana has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Chisana was 90F on June 19 - 20, 2004, while the coldest temperature recorded was -53F on January 7, 2013.

Demographics

Chisana first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. It appeared twice more in 1930 and 1940. It would not appear again until 2000, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP). However, in both 2000 and 2010, it reported no residents.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  3. Book: Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer. DeLorme. Yarmouth, Maine. 98 - 99, 109. 7th. 2010. 978-0-89933-289-5.
  4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85002999}} NRHP nomination for Chisana Historic District]. National Park Service. June 9, 2017.
  5. Web site: National Register of Historical Places - ALASKA (AK), Valdez-Cordova County. June 9, 2017.
  6. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=98000436}} NRHP nomination for Chisana Historic Mining Landscape]. National Park Service. June 9, 2017.
  7. Web site: National Register of Historical Places - ALASKA (AK), Southeast Fairbanks County. June 9, 2017.