Cantwell, Alaska

Cantwell, Alaska
Yidateni Na’
Town of Cantwell, Alaska. Tracks for the Alaska Railroad run through the foreground.
Town of Cantwell, Alaska. Tracks for the Alaska Railroad run through the foreground.
Location in Denali Borough and the state of Alaska.
Location in Denali Borough and the state of Alaska.
Coordinates: 63°23′17″N 148°54′1″W / 63.38806°N 148.90028°W / 63.38806; -148.90028
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughDenali
Government
 • Borough mayorClay Walker[1]
 • State senatorMike Shower (R)
 • State rep.Kevin McCabe (R)
Area
 • Total
119.37 sq mi (309.16 km2)
 • Land119.02 sq mi (308.26 km2)
 • Water0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)
Elevation
2,190 ft (670 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
200
 • Density1.68/sq mi (0.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC−09:00 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−08:00 (AKDT)
ZIP Code
99729
Area code907
FIPS code02-10150
Abandoned Igloo City hotel in Cantwell.

Cantwell (Yidateni Na’[3] in Ahtna Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 200.

Cantwell is the western terminus of the Denali Highway. Once an Alaska Railroad flag stop at the junction with the Denali Highway, it was founded off the Parks Highway.

  1. ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 5.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names