Editing Central, Alaska

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Central, Alaska
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Steese Roadhouse Alaska.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = The Steese Roadhouse is a bar, general store, and gas station in Central that serves as a midway point for the Yukon Quest.
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

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|image_map                = AKMap-doton-Central.PNG
|map_caption              = Location of Central, Alaska
|mapsize                  = 250x200px
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|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             =

<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alaska]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|Census Area]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|leader_name              = [[Click Bishop]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|leader_title1            = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
|leader_name1             = [[Mike Cronk]] (R)
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_02.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 645.91
|area_land_km2            = 642.11
|area_water_km2           = 3.79
|area_total_sq_mi         = 249.38
|area_land_sq_mi          = 247.92
|area_water_sq_mi         = 1.46

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 66

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|timezone                 = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
|utc_offset               = -9
|timezone_DST             = AKDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -8
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 287
|elevation_ft             = 942
|coordinates              = {{coord|65|32|0|N|144|41|44|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 99730
|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 02-11690
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1400106
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
|population_density_sq_mi = 0.27
|population_density_km2 = 0.10
}}
[[File:Landing Fields - Alaska - Central House - NARA - 68158758 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|View of Central, 1941]]
'''Central''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area]], [[Alaska]], [[United States]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 66, down from 96 in 2010. Every February, Central hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance [[Yukon Quest]] sled dog race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yukonquest.com/race-central/yukon-quest-trail/yukon-quest-trail-map|title=Yukon Quest Trail Map|website=Yukon Quest|access-date=March 26, 2016|archive-date=March 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329100406/http://www.yukonquest.com/race-central/yukon-quest-trail/yukon-quest-trail-map|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Central is located at {{coord|65|32|0|N|144|41|44|W|type:city}} (65.533461, -144.695650).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The elevation is 942 feet. The [[Steese Highway]] ([[Alaska Route 6]]) does pass through Central.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|249.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|247.9|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.60%) is water.

==Climate==
Central has a [[continental subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfc).
{{Weather box
|single line = yes
|location = Central #2, Alaska, 1991–2020 normals, 1905–2011 extremes: 920ft (280m)
|Jan record high F = 48
|Feb record high F = 50
|Mar record high F = 53
|Apr record high F = 69
|May record high F = 85
|Jun record high F = 92
|Jul record high F = 91
|Aug record high F = 90
|Sep record high F = 80
|Oct record high F = 68
|Nov record high F = 50
|Dec record high F = 51
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 23.3
|Feb avg record high F = 32.1
|Mar avg record high F = 38.5
|Apr avg record high F = 58.1
|May avg record high F = 76.3
|Jun avg record high F = 84.0
|Jul avg record high F = 86.3
|Aug avg record high F = 82.3
|Sep avg record high F = 68.8
|Oct avg record high F = 46.7
|Nov avg record high F = 26.9
|Dec avg record high F = 20.3
|year avg record high F = 86.4

|Jan high F = -7.4
|Feb high F = 3.2
|Mar high F = 16.5
|Apr high F = 41.8
|May high F = 59.9
|Jun high F = 72.3
|Jul high F = 73.2
|Aug high F = 66.3
|Sep high F = 53.0
|Oct high F = 28.6
|Nov high F = 4.9
|Dec high F = -1.4
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = -15.7
|Feb mean F = -7.8
|Mar mean F = 1.1
|Apr mean F = 26.7
|May mean F = 47.0
|Jun mean F = 59.3
|Jul mean F = 61.0
|Aug mean F = 54.2
|Sep mean F = 41.5
|Oct mean F = 20.4
|Nov mean F = -2.8
|Dec mean F = -9.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = -24.0
|Feb low F = -18.8
|Mar low F = -14.2
|Apr low F = 11.6
|May low F = 34.2
|Jun low F = 46.4
|Jul low F = 48.7
|Aug low F = 42.1
|Sep low F = 30.0
|Oct low F = 12.1
|Nov low F = -10.4
|Dec low F = -16.7
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -49.3
|Feb avg record low F = -42.6
|Mar avg record low F = -33.4
|Apr avg record low F = -14.5
|May avg record low F = 19.3
|Jun avg record low F = 32.7
|Jul avg record low F = 36.6
|Aug avg record low F = 27.5
|Sep avg record low F = 14.5
|Oct avg record low F = -11.8
|Nov avg record low F = -29.8
|Dec avg record low F = -40.6
|year avg record low F = -51.0

|Jan record low F = −69
|Feb record low F = −62
|Mar record low F = −50
|Apr record low F = −30
|May record low F = −1
|Jun record low F = 19
|Jul record low F = 18
|Aug record low F = 13
|Sep record low F = −2
|Oct record low F = −38
|Nov record low F = −55
|Dec record low F = −61
|year record low F =

|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.53
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.34
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.27
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.32
|May precipitation inch = 0.74
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.84
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.57
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.76
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.30
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.87
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.71
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.90
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 8.0
|Feb snow inch = 5.6
|Mar snow inch = 5.2
|Apr snow inch = 3.1
|May snow inch = 0.6
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 2.3
|Oct snow inch = 11.9
|Nov snow inch = 10.1
|Dec snow inch = 8.6
|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA (1981-2010 precipitation)<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00501466&format=pdf
|title = Central #2, Alaska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = March 19, 2024
}}
</ref><ref name = NOAA2>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00501466&format=pdf
|title = Central #2, Alaska 1981-2010 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = March 19, 2024
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (records, 1996-2011 monthly max/mins & snowfall)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = March 19, 2024
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1950= 41
|1960= 28
|1970= 26
|1980= 36
|1990= 52
|2000= 134
|2010= 96
|2020= 66
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}
Central first appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village.<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of Inhabitants - Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41601749v2p51-54ch2.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1950}}</ref> It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |title=Characteristics of the Populations - Number of Inhabitants - Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_akABCD-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=May 1982}}</ref>

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 134 people, 67 households, and 33 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|0.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 169 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.33% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 7.46% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.75% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 2.99% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.48% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 67 households, out of which 14.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.7% were non-families. 43.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 41.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 135.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 143.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $60,750 versus $24,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,593. There were 15.8% of families and 22.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 34.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Education==
It was previously served by a school of the [[Yukon Flats School District]].<ref>"[https://education.alaska.gov/facilities/pdf/doe2013map.pdf Alaska School Map]." [[Alaska Department of Education]]. 2013. Retrieved on March 13, 2017.</ref>

==References==
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{{Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Yukon Quest]]