Denali Park, formerly McKinley Park, is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

(CDP) in Denali Borough, in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 163, down from 185 at the 2010 census.

Geography

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Denali Park is located at (63.651444, -148.822322). It is in the valley of the

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along the eastern edge of

Denali National Park and Preserve Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a List of national parks of the United States, United States national park and National preserve, preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali (feder ...

. The park's main visitor center is located along the main road into the park, just to the west of the CDP's limits. The

George Parks Highway The George Parks Highway (numbered Interstate A-4 and signed Alaska Route 3), usually called simply the Parks Highway, runs 323 miles (520 km) from the Glenn Highway 35 miles (56 km) north of Anchorage to Fairbanks in the Alaska In ...

(Alaska Route 3) is the main road through the CDP:

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is to the south, and Fairbanks is to the north. According to the

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, the Denali Park CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.14%, is water.

Climate

Denali Park has a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental 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 ...

( Dfc) like most of Alaska. Summer days are mild with nights being brisk. Winters are severely cold with extremely heavy annual snowfall averaging . Most of Denali Park's precipitation occurs during the months of June - September.

Demographics

Denali Park, then known as McKinley Park, first reported on the 1930 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It continued to report until 1960. It did not report in 1970. It has returned in every census since 1980, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP). With the restoration of the name of Mount McKinley to Denali made official in 2015, McKinley Park's name was changed to Denali Park.alaska.gov
As of the census of 2000, there were 142 people, 72 households, and 31 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 167 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.96%

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, 0.70% Native American, 2.82% from other races, and 3.52% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population. There were 72 households, out of which 15.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.6% were non-families. 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.78. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.9% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 43.0% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 3.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 153.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $64,583. Males had a median income of $56,250 versus $31,250 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...

for the CDP was $27,255. About 8.6% of families and 11.5% of the population and 8.6% of families were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

, including 32.0% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older.

References

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