Venetie, Alaska

Venetie
Vįįhtąįį
Location of Venetie, Alaska
Location of Venetie, Alaska
Coordinates: 67°0′58″N 146°25′16″W / 67.01611°N 146.42111°W / 67.01611; -146.42111
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaYukon–Koyukuk
Government
 • State senatorClick Bishop (R)
 • State rep.Mike Cronk (R)
Area
 • Total23.01 sq mi (59.59 km2)
 • Land23.01 sq mi (59.59 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total205
 • Density8.91/sq mi (3.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99781
Area code907
FIPS code02-82420

Venetie (/ˈvnɪt/ VEEN-ih-ty;[2] Vįįhtąįį[3] in Gwich’in), is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. At the 2010 census, the population was 166, down from 202 in 2000. It includes the Village of Venetie, a Gwich'in tribal entity designated in the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Corey Goldberg, "Tiny Tribe in Remote Arctic Is Jolting Alaska," New York Times, May 9, 1997.
  3. ^ ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names