Chicken, Alaska

Chicken, Alaska
Downtown Chicken in 2006
Downtown Chicken in 2006
Chicken is located in Alaska
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Chicken
Chicken is located in North America
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Chicken is located in Earth
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Chicken
Coordinates: 64°04′24″N 141°56′10″W / 64.07333°N 141.93611°W / 64.07333; -141.93611
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks
Government
 • State senatorClick Bishop (R)
 • State rep.Mike Cronk (R)
Area
 • Total115.95 sq mi (300.32 km2)
 • Land115.95 sq mi (300.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,677 ft (511 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total12
 • Density0.10/sq mi (0.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99732
Area code907
FIPS code02-13450
GNIS feature ID1400245

Chicken is a tiny unincorporated village in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska.[2] It is a community founded on gold mining, and is one of the few surviving gold rush towns in Alaska. The population was 12 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 7 in 2010. However, usually year round, there are 17 inhabitants. Due to mining, Chicken's population peaks during the summer. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3] There is a cafe with gas station, a small hotel, an RV park, a small general store and a saloon located at Chicken.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Chicken". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 7. ISBN 9780486483603.