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Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
35historic places
—earliest paper
1960formed
5,343pop. 2020
—cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 35 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Denali National Park & Preserve, Eagle, Nenana.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Alaska is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Yukon-Koyukuk titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

30 of 35 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

35 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Alaska Road Commission Shelter Cabin-Fritz’sOphirBuilding2021
Beiderman, Ed, Fish CampEagleBuilding1987
Bettles LodgeBettlesBuilding1997
Central HouseCentralBuilding1978
Christ Church MissionAnvikBuilding1980
Coal Creek Historic Mining DistrictCircleDistrict1995
Dry Creek Archeological Site NHLLigniteSite1974
Ewe Creek Ranger Cabin No. 8Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Igloo Creek Cabin No. 25Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Lower East Fork Ranger Cabin No. 9Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Lower Windy Creek Ranger Cabin No. 15Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
McGregor, George, CabinEagleBuilding1987
Mission ChurchArctic VillageBuilding1977
Moose Creek Ranger Cabin No. 19Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters DistrictDenali ParkDistrict1987
Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District (Boundary Increase)Denali National Park and PreserveDistrict2018
Nenana DepotNenanaBuilding1977
Old Mission HouseFort YukonBuilding1978
Presentation of Our Lord ChapelNikolaiBuilding1980
Riley Creek Ranger Cabin No. 20Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Ruby RoadhouseRubyBuilding1982
Sanctuary River Cabin No. 31Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Slaven, Frank, RoadhouseEagleBuilding1987
Sourdough InnFort YukonBuilding1997
Sushana River Ranger Cabin No. 17Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Susitna River BridgeGold CreekStructure1977
Tanana MissionTananaDistrict1977
Teklanika Archeological DistrictToklatDistrict1976
Toklat Ranger Station-Pearson Cabin No. 4Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Tolovana RoadhouseNenanaBuilding1988
Upper East Fork Cabin No. 29Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Upper Toklat River Cabin No. 24Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Upper Windy Creek Ranger Cabin No. 7Denali National Park & PreserveBuilding1986
Woodchopper RoadhouseEagleStructure1987

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Yukon-Koyukuk was formed in 1960 (1960-04-01) from unknown / original county.

1960 census. Yukon-Koyukuk (Election District 18) served as a census area.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area population from 1960 to 2020 (Census historical series).

8,4786,2874,0971960199020002020
1960198020002020
4,0977,8736,5515,343

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Historical markers

HMdb link

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