| Official Name: | Grayling |
| Native Name: | Sixno' Xidakagg |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census Area |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ivan Demientieff[1] |
| Leader Title1: | State senator |
| Leader Name1: | Click Bishop (R) |
| Leader Title2: | State rep. |
| Leader Name2: | Mike Cronk (R) |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | June 9, 1969[2] |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 29.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 29.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.23 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 210 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
| Utc Offset: | -9 |
| Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
| Elevation M: | 21 |
| Elevation Ft: | 69 |
| Coordinates: | 62.9106°N -160.0672°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 99590 |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 02-30060 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 18.70 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Km2: | 7.22 |
Grayling (Sixno' Xidakagg in Holikachuk language) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 194, unchanged from 2000. Since 1977, the Athabaskan village has seen a surge of interest on odd-numbered years, when it is the site of a checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It is situated after the checkpoint at Anvik and before Eagle Island.
Grayling is located at 62.9106°N -160.0672°W (62.910472, -160.067250).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.9sqmi, of which, 10.9sqmi of it is land and 0.09% is water.
Grayling first appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census as a city. It incorporated in 1969.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 194 people, 51 households, and 37 families residing in the city. The population density was 17.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 63 housing units at an average density of 5.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 7.22% White, 88.14% Native American, 0.52% from other races, and 4.12% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 51 households, 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.80 and the average family size was 4.39.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 46.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $18,750. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,049. About 62.1% of families and 64.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 82.9% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.[6]
The Iditarod Area School District operates the David Louis Memorial School in Grayling.[7]