Circle, Alaska
Circle is a city in Alaska, United States. Circle is the end of the Pan-American Highway.
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Danzhit Khànląįį | |
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 Location of Circle, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 65°49′31″N 144°03′43″W / 65.82528°N 144.06194°WCoordinates: 65°49′31″N 144°03′43″W / 65.82528°N 144.06194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.58 sq mi (276.04 km2) |
| • Land | 106.04 sq mi (274.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 91 |
| • Density | 0.86/sq mi (0.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99733 |
| FIPS code | 02-14880 |
The town started in 1893 because gold was found in Birch Creek.[3] Circle was named by miners who believed the town was on the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle is actually about 50 mi (80 km) north.
Each February, the town has a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.
Circle, Alaska Media
Panoramic view of Circle's main street, September 1899.
Panoramic view of Circle, Alaska, on August 6, 2008. At far right is the Yukon River.
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Circle CDP, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ Haycox, Stephen, Alaska: An American Colony (University of Washington Press, 2002), pp. 201-02.
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