Eagle, Alaska

Eagle, Alaska
Tthee T’äwdlenn
Steamer Hannah docked at Eagle circa 1900
Steamer Hannah docked at Eagle circa 1900
Location of Eagle, Alaska
Location of Eagle, Alaska
Coordinates: 64°47′15″N 141°12′5″W / 64.78750°N 141.20139°W / 64.78750; -141.20139
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census areaSoutheast Fairbanks
IncorporatedFebruary 9, 1901[1]
Government
 • MayorDaniel Helmer
 • State senatorClick Bishop (R)
 • State rep.Mike Cronk (R)
Area
 • Total0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Land0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total83
 • Density94.21/sq mi (36.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99738
Area code907
FIPS code02-20380
GNIS feature ID1401499

Eagle (Tthee T’äwdlenn in Hän Athabascan[3]) is a village on the south bank of the Yukon River, near the Canada–US border in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in Alaska, United States. It includes the Eagle Historic District, a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The population was 86 at the 2010 census. Every February, Eagle hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.[4]

  1. ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 31. January 1974.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names
  4. ^ "Yukon Quest Trail Map". Yukon Quest. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.