Chickaloon, Alaska
Nay’dini’aa Na’ | |
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Coordinates: 61°47′38″N 148°28′58″W / 61.79389°N 148.48278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
Government | |
• Borough mayor | Edna DeVries |
• State senator | Mike Shower (R) |
• State rep. | George Rauscher (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 67.87 sq mi (175.78 km2) |
• Land | 67.09 sq mi (173.77 km2) |
• Water | 0.78 sq mi (2.01 km2) |
Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 254 |
• Density | 3.79/sq mi (1.46/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99674 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-13340 |
GNIS feature ID | 1400239 |
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.