Suntrana, Alaska
Suntrana, Alaska | |
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Ghost town | |
 Mine plant and Alaska Railroad tracks, mid 1950s. | |
  Suntrana Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 63°51′15″N 148°50′54″W / 63.85417°N 148.84833°WCoordinates: 63°51′15″N 148°50′54″W / 63.85417°N 148.84833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Denali |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Clay Walker[1] |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Dave Talerico (R) |
| Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1410410[2] |
Suntrana was an unincorporated community in eastern Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. It is located within the census-designated place of Healy.
It lies off the George Parks Highway south of the city of Anderson, and on the northeastern edge of Denali National Park and Preserve.[3] Its elevation is 1,463 feet (446 m). Located along the right bank of the , Suntrana lies 3½ miles (5½ km) east of Healy, the county seat of the Denali Borough.
The town and mine at Suntrana no longer exist, the site of company housing is now mostly reforested, and little of the mine, power house or old tipple complex remains.
Demographics[]
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 61 | — | |
| 1940 | 78 | 27.9% | |
| 1950 | 130 | 66.7% | |
| 1960 | 81 | −37.7% | |
| 1970 | 67 | −17.3% | |
| 1980 | 56 | −16.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Suntrana first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP). In 1990, the CDP was dissolved and was attached to Healy CDP.
References[]
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 5.
- ^ "Suntrana, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 6.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Denali Borough, Alaska, United States | ||
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Borough seat: Healy | ||
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