Telida, Alaska

Unincorporated community in the state of Alaska, United States Unincorporated community village in Alaska, United StatesTelidaUnincorporated community villageTilaya-di, Tilayadi’TelidaLocation within the state of AlaskaCoordinates: 63°38′N 153°28′W / 63.633°N 153.467°W / 63.633; -153.467CountryUnited StatesStateAlaskaCensus areaYukon-KoyukukGovernment • State senatorLyman Hoffman (D) • State rep.Bryce Edgmon (D)Elevation617 ft (188 m)Population (2010) • Total3Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)FIPS code02-75800GNIS ID1410727 Telida[pronunciation?] (Tilaya-di or Tilayadi’[pronunciation?] in Upper Kuskokwim) is an unincorporated community located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2010 census the population was 3, unchanged from 2000. Geography Telida is located at 63.3832623N, 153.2803835W, on the south side of the Swift Fork (McKinley Fork) of the Kuskokwim River, about 40 km (25 mi) by air northeast of McGrath. The word Telida means 'whitefish' in the Upper Kuskokwim Athabaskan language. History Athabascan folklore says that Telida's residents are descended from two sisters, survivors of an attack