Chisana Tsetsaan' Na' | |
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 Chisana's post office | |
  Chisana Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates:62°03′58″N142°02′27″W / 62.06611°N 142.04083°W /62.06611; -142.04083 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Copper River |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Mike Cronk (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.44 sq mi (205.74 km2) |
| • Land | 79.39 sq mi (205.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.050 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,369 ft (1,027 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0/sq mi (0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-13890 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1400321 |
Chisana Historic District | |
| Location | Extending west 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from the southern end of Chisana Airstrip |
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| Nearest city | Northway |
| Coordinates | 62°03′56″N142°02′49″W / 62.06551°N 142.04681°W /62.06551; -142.04681 |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002999[2] |
| AHRS No. | NAB-042 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1985 |
| Designated AHRS | 1984 |
Chisana Historic Mining Landscape | |
| Location | Address restricted[3] |
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| Nearest city | Northway |
| Area | 27,216 acres (11,014 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000436[2] |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 1998 |
Chisana (alsoShushanna) (Tsetsaan' Na inAhtna) is acensus-designated place (CDP) in theCopper River Census Area in theU.S. state ofAlaska. As of the2010 Census,[4] thepopulation of the CDP was 0. The English name Chisana derives from theAhtna Athabascan nameTsetsaan' Na, meaning literally 'copper river' (not to be confused with the river known in English as theCopper River). TheChisana River joins theNabesna River just north ofNorthway Junction, Alaska, to form theTanana River, a major tributary of theYukon River.[5] TheChisana Airport consists of a turf and gravel runway which is largely serviced by flights fromTok, Alaska.
In 1985, the community was listed asChisana Historic District on theNational Register of Historic Places as ahistoric district.[6][7]
In 1998 theChisana Historic Mining Landscapehistoric district, comprising the community and a wide 27,000 acres (11,000 ha) area located partly inCopper River Census Area and partly inSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area, was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[8][9]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 86.7 square miles (225 km2), of which 86.7 square miles (225 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it iswater. The total area is 0.10% water.
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Chisana has asubarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Chisana was 90 °F (32.2 °C) on June 19–20, 2004, while the coldest temperature recorded was −53 °F (−47.2 °C) on January 7, 2013.[10]
| Climate data for Chisana, Alaska, 2006–2020 normals, extremes 1992–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 53 (12) | 53 (12) | 63 (17) | 68 (20) | 79 (26) | 90 (32) | 87 (31) | 89 (32) | 75 (24) | 74 (23) | 45 (7) | 55 (13) | 90 (32) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 33.9 (1.1) | 41.0 (5.0) | 47.3 (8.5) | 57.4 (14.1) | 70.8 (21.6) | 77.6 (25.3) | 80.1 (26.7) | 78.3 (25.7) | 67.8 (19.9) | 55.7 (13.2) | 31.9 (−0.1) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 81.8 (27.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 2.2 (−16.6) | 17.7 (−7.9) | 28.1 (−2.2) | 44.4 (6.9) | 56.9 (13.8) | 64.8 (18.2) | 68.9 (20.5) | 64.5 (18.1) | 54.0 (12.2) | 35.8 (2.1) | 10.8 (−11.8) | 2.9 (−16.2) | 37.6 (3.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | −8.1 (−22.3) | 1.3 (−17.1) | 8.3 (−13.2) | 27.1 (−2.7) | 41.7 (5.4) | 49.7 (9.8) | 53.4 (11.9) | 48.7 (9.3) | 39.3 (4.1) | 21.9 (−5.6) | −0.2 (−17.9) | −5.9 (−21.1) | 23.1 (−5.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −18.2 (−27.9) | −15.1 (−26.2) | −11.5 (−24.2) | 9.8 (−12.3) | 26.4 (−3.1) | 34.5 (1.4) | 37.8 (3.2) | 32.9 (0.5) | 24.5 (−4.2) | 7.9 (−13.4) | −11.2 (−24.0) | −14.5 (−25.8) | 8.6 (−13.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −40.4 (−40.2) | −36.1 (−37.8) | −32.6 (−35.9) | −11.0 (−23.9) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 27.1 (−2.7) | 22.2 (−5.4) | 9.9 (−12.3) | −15.3 (−26.3) | −32.1 (−35.6) | −33.7 (−36.5) | −46.3 (−43.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −53 (−47) | −52 (−47) | −49 (−45) | −39 (−39) | 2 (−17) | 19 (−7) | 24 (−4) | 16 (−9) | −5 (−21) | −31 (−35) | −44 (−42) | −49 (−45) | −53 (−47) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 0.53 (13) | 0.57 (14) | 0.37 (9.4) | 0.25 (6.4) | 1.02 (26) | 3.22 (82) | 2.55 (65) | 1.54 (39) | 1.10 (28) | 0.80 (20) | 0.70 (18) | 0.60 (15) | 13.25 (335.8) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 15.4 (39) | 18.3 (46) | 18.7 (47) | 17.7 (45) | 8.1 (21) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.1 (2.8) | 4.9 (12) | 12.3 (31) | 15.4 (39) | 20.3 (52) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 69.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[11] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[10] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 148 | — | |
| 1930 | 13 | −91.2% | |
| 1940 | 28 | 115.4% | |
| 2020 | 0 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
Chisana first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. It appeared twice more in 1930 and 1940. It would not appear again until 2000, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP). However, in both 2000 and 2010, it reported no residents.
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