Editing Alcan Border, Alaska (section)

==History, culture and demographics==
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Alcan Border first appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as the census-designated place (CDP) of "Alcan."<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph5/cph-5-3.pdf Census data] census.gov</ref> The name was changed to Alcan Border with the 2000 census.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-1-3.pdf |title=2000 Census of Population and Housing - Alaska |author=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318011024/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-1-3.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The name is derived from the Alaska-Canadian (Alcan) highway, now the [[Alaska Highway]], and the fact that its eastern boundary (as defined by the Census Bureau) is the [[Yukon]] Territory, [[Canada]] border.

The Alcan community consists of families employed by federal customs at the entry point into the U.S. and Alaska from Canada. Students attend school in Northway or are home-schooled through correspondence study. During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 13, and vacant housing units numbered 4. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 2.  Census data showed 11 residents as employed. The unemployment rate at that time was 0 percent, although 35.29 percent of all adults were not in the work force. The median household income was $65,000, per capita income was $21,938, and 0 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 21 people, 9 households, and 6 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|0.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 13 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.67% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 23.81% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 4.76% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 4.76% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. 9.52% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 9 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 33.3% from 25 to 44, and 38.1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 35 years.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,000, and the median income for a family was $87,041. Males had a median income of $77,036 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $21,938. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].