| Official Name: | Dot Lake, Alaska |
| Native Name: | Kelt’aaddh Menn’ |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census Area |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Fairbanks |
| Leader Title: | State senator |
| Leader Name: | Click Bishop (R) |
| Leader Title1: | State rep. |
| Leader Name1: | Mike Cronk (R) |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 766.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 764.01 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 295.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 294.98 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 21 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
| Utc Offset: | -9 |
| Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
| Coordinates: | 63.6586°N -144.0658°W |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 02-19720 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.03 |
Dot Lake (Kelt’aaddh Menn’ in Tanacross) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on the Alaska Highway between Delta Junction and Tok. The population was 13 at the 2010 census, down from 19 in 2000.
Dot Lake is located at 63.6586°N -144.0658°W (63.658742, -144.065816).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 279.1sqmi, of which, 278sqmi of it is land and 1.1sqmi of it (0.38%) is water.
Dot Lake first appeared on the 1960 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980. Dot Lake Village, a native (Alaskan Indian) village within the Dot Lake CDP, was carved off as a separate CDP in 2000, which accounted for the substantial drop in population.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 19 people, 10 households, and 6 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 19 housing units at an average density of 0.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.21% White, and 15.79% from two or more races.
There were 10 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.50.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 42.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $13,750, and the median income for a family was $62,500. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,406. There were no families and 5.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.
Dot Lake is part of the Alaska Gateway School District. Dot Lake School, a K-12 campus, serves community students.