Chickaloon, Alaska

Chickaloon, Alaska
Nay’dini’aa Na’
Location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the state of Alaska
Location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 61°47′38″N 148°28′58″W / 61.79389°N 148.48278°W / 61.79389; -148.48278
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughMatanuska-Susitna
Government
 • Borough mayorEdna DeVries
 • State senatorMike Shower (R)
 • State rep.George Rauscher (R)
Area
 • Total67.87 sq mi (175.78 km2)
 • Land67.09 sq mi (173.77 km2)
 • Water0.78 sq mi (2.01 km2)
Elevation
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total254
 • Density3.79/sq mi (1.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99674
Area code907
FIPS code02-13340
GNIS feature ID1400239

Chickaloon (Nay’dini’aa Na’[2] in Ahtna Athabascan; Nuk'din'itnu in Dena'ina) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 254 at the 2020 census, down from 272 in 2010.[3]

The Alaska Native people of Chickaloon are a mixture of Ahtna and Dena'ina Athabaskan.[4]

On May 31, 2021, an M6.1 Earthquake struck Chickaloon.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names
  3. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cook Inlet Villages and Lands". Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.