Northway (''K’ehtthiign'' in Upper Tanana Athabascan) is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,808, down from 7,029 in 2010. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its lar ...

, United States. Prior to the 2020 Census, the borders of the CDP got expanded to include Northway Junction and

Northway Village Northway Village (Upper Tanana: ''K'ehtthiign'') was a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. It was merged with Northway CDP prior to the 2020 Census. The population was 98 at the 2010 census, ...

. The population was 234 at the 2020 census, up from 71 in 2010.

Geography

Northway is located at (62.969297, -141.905034). According to the

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in 2020, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (8.45%) is water. The highest

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in the United States was recorded at Northway on January 31, 1989 with a reading of 31.85 inches, a record only surpassed by two readings in Siberia. Due to aircraft altimeters only being able to calibrate to 31 inches, most were grounded.

Climate

Northway has a dry-winter

continental subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

(

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''Dwc'').

Transportation

There is a shuttle between Tok and Northway three times a week, connecting with the Fairbanks - Glennallen - Anchorage service.

Demographics

Northway first appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Northway-Nabesna", which included the native village of Nabesna on the west side of Nabesna River across from present-day

. It returned as Northway in 1960. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP). As of the census of 2010, there were 290 people. The racial makeup of the CDP was 66% Native American, 29%

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, and 4.8% from two or more races. The median age was 39.6.

Education

Northway is part of the

Alaska Gateway School District The Alaska Gateway School District is a public school district based in Tok, Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the West ...

. Walter Northway School, a K-12 campus, serves community students.

References

{{authority control Tanana Athabaskans Census-designated places in Alaska Census-designated places in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska