Tetlin (''Teełąy''UAF: Alaska Native Place Names
/ref> 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. At the 2010 census the population was 127, up from 117 in 2000.

Geography

Tetlin is located at (63.137840, -142.524451). Tetlin is located along the Tetlin River, between Tetlin Lake and the

Tanana River The Tanana River (Lower Tanana: Tth'eetoo', Upper Tanana: ''Tth’iitu’ Niign'') is a tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to linguist and anthropologist William Bright, the name is from the Koyukon (Athabaskan) ...

, about southeast of Tok. It lies in the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. The village is connected by a dirt road to the

Alaska Highway