Editing Chisana, Alaska

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Chisana
|native_name            = Tsetsaan' Na' 
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Chisana's post office
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|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        = [[Copper River Census Area, Alaska|Copper River]]
|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)
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|area_total_km2           = 205.74
|area_land_km2            = 205.61
|area_water_km2           = 0.13
|area_total_sq_mi         = 79.44
|area_land_sq_mi          = 79.39
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.05

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 0

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|utc_offset               = -9
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|elevation_m              = 1027
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|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
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|blank_info               = 02-13890
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|blank1_info              = 1400321
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name                           = Chisana Historic District
| nrhp_type                      = hd
| nocat                          = yes
| image                          =
| caption                        =
| location                       = Extending west {{convert|0.25|mi|km}} from the southern end of Chisana Airstrip
| nearest_city                   = [[Northway, Alaska|Northway]]
| coordinates                    = {{coord|62.06551|-142.04681|format=dms|display=inline,source:ProprioMeOW}}
| locmapin                       =
| area                           = {{convert|30|acre|ha}}
| built                          = 1913
| architect                      =
| architecture                   =
| added                          = November 29, 1985
| refnum                         = 85002999<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>
| designated_other1              = Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
| designated_other1_name         = Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
| designated_other1_date         = 1984
| designated_other1_color        = #A8EDEF
| designated_other1_abbr         = AHRS
| designated_other1_number       = NAB-042
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Chisana Historic Mining Landscape
| nrhp_type    = hd
| nocat        = yes
| image        =
| caption      =
| location     = {{Address Restricted}}
| nearest_city = [[Northway, Alaska|Northway]]
| area         = {{convert|27216|acre|ha}}
| built        = 1913
| architect    =
| architecture =
| added        = May 14, 1998
| refnum       = 98000436<ref name="nris"/>
}}

'''Chisana''' (also '''Shushanna''') ('''Tsetsaan' Na''' in [[Ahtna language|Ahtna]]) is a  [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Copper River Census Area, Alaska|Copper River Census Area]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 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> the [[population]] of the CDP was 0. The English name Chisana derives from the [[Ahtna language|Ahtna Athabascan]] name '''Tsetsaan' Na''', meaning literally 'copper river' (not to be confused with the river known in English as the [[Copper River (Alaska)|Copper River]]). The [[Chisana River]] joins the [[Nabesna River]] just north of [[Northway Junction, Alaska]], to form the [[Tanana River]], a major tributary of the [[Yukon River]].<ref name="DeLorme">{{cite book|title=Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|pages=98&ndash;99, 109|edition=7th|year=2010|isbn=978-0-89933-289-5}}</ref> The [[Chisana Airport]] consists of a turf and gravel runway which is largely serviced by flights from [[Tok, Alaska]].

In 1985, the community was listed as '''Chisana Historic District''' on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as a [[historic district (United States)|historic district]].<ref name=NRHP1>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=85002999}}|title=NRHP nomination for Chisana Historic District|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/AK/valdez%2dcordova/state.html|title=National Register of Historical Places - ALASKA (AK), Valdez-Cordova County|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref><br>
In 1998 the '''Chisana Historic Mining Landscape''' [[historic district (United States)|historic district]], comprising the community and a wide {{convert|27000|acre|ha}} area located partly in [[Copper River Census Area]] and partly in [[Southeast Fairbanks Census Area]], was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=NRHP2>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=98000436}}|title=NRHP nomination for Chisana Historic Mining Landscape|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/AK/southeast+fairbanks/state.html|title=National Register of Historical Places - ALASKA (AK), Southeast Fairbanks County|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|86.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which  {{convert|86.7|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} of it is [[water]].  The total area is 0.10% water.

==Climate==

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Chisana has a [[subarctic climate]], abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Chisana was {{convert|90|F|C|1}} on June 19&ndash;20, 2004, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-53|F|C|1}} on January 7, 2013.<ref name=NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Chisana, Alaska, 2006–2020 normals, extremes 1992–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 53
|Feb record high F = 53
|Mar record high F = 63
|Apr record high F = 68
|May record high F = 79
|Jun record high F = 90
|Jul record high F = 87
|Aug record high F = 89
|Sep record high F = 75
|Oct record high F = 74
|Nov record high F = 45
|Dec record high F = 55

|Jan avg record high F = 33.9
|Feb avg record high F = 41.0
|Mar avg record high F = 47.3
|Apr avg record high F = 57.4
|May avg record high F = 70.8
|Jun avg record high F = 77.6
|Jul avg record high F = 80.1
|Aug avg record high F = 78.3
|Sep avg record high F = 67.8
|Oct avg record high F = 55.7
|Nov avg record high F = 31.9
|Dec avg record high F = 31.5
|year avg record high F = 81.8

|Jan high F = 2.2
|Feb high F = 17.7
|Mar high F = 28.1
|Apr high F = 44.4
|May high F = 56.9
|Jun high F = 64.8
|Jul high F = 68.9
|Aug high F = 64.5
|Sep high F = 54.0
|Oct high F = 35.8
|Nov high F = 10.8
|Dec high F = 2.9
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = -8.1
|Feb mean F = 1.3
|Mar mean F = 8.3
|Apr mean F = 27.1
|May mean F = 41.7
|Jun mean F = 49.7
|Jul mean F = 53.4
|Aug mean F = 48.7
|Sep mean F = 39.3
|Oct mean F = 21.9
|Nov mean F = -0.2
|Dec mean F = -5.9
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = -18.2
|Feb low F = -15.1
|Mar low F = -11.5
|Apr low F = 9.8
|May low F = 26.4
|Jun low F = 34.5
|Jul low F = 37.8
|Aug low F = 32.9
|Sep low F = 24.5
|Oct low F = 7.9
|Nov low F = -11.2
|Dec low F = -14.5
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -40.4
|Feb avg record low F = -36.1
|Mar avg record low F = -32.6
|Apr avg record low F = -11.0
|May avg record low F = 15.1
|Jun avg record low F = 24.0
|Jul avg record low F = 27.1
|Aug avg record low F = 22.2
|Sep avg record low F = 9.9
|Oct avg record low F = -15.3
|Nov avg record low F = -32.1
|Dec avg record low F = -33.7
|year avg record low F = -46.3

|Jan record low F = -53
|Feb record low F = -52
|Mar record low F = -49
|Apr record low F = -39
|May record low F = 2
|Jun record low F = 19
|Jul record low F = 24
|Aug record low F = 16
|Sep record low F = -5
|Oct record low F = -31
|Nov record low F = -44
|Dec record low F = -49

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.53
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.57
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.37
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.25
|May precipitation inch = 1.02
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.22
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.55
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.54
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.10
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.80
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.70
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.60
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.7
|Feb precipitation days = 4.4
|Mar precipitation days = 3.2
|Apr precipitation days = 1.9
|May precipitation days = 5.6
|Jun precipitation days = 12.3
|Jul precipitation days = 9.4
|Aug precipitation days = 9.6
|Sep precipitation days = 5.7
|Oct precipitation days = 5.3
|Nov precipitation days = 4.5
|Dec precipitation days = 3.7

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|Jan snow depth inch = 15.4
|Feb snow depth inch = 18.3
|Mar snow depth inch = 18.7
|Apr snow depth inch = 17.7
|May snow depth inch = 8.1
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 1.1
|Oct snow depth inch = 4.9
|Nov snow depth inch = 12.3
|Dec snow depth inch = 15.4
|year snow depth inch = 20.3

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-2006-2020&stations=USS0042N01S&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Chisana, AK
|access-date = November 26, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=afg
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Fairbanks
|access-date = November 26, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 148
|1930= 13
|1940= 28
|2020= 0
|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>
}}
Chisana first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. It appeared twice more in 1930 and 1940. It would not appear again until 2000, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP). However, in both 2000 and 2010, it reported no residents.

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Copper River Census Area, Alaska]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Copper River Census Area, Alaska}}
{{NRHP in Wrangell-St. Elias NP}}
{{NRHP in Alaska by borough and census area}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Copper River Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Ghost towns in Alaska]]
[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Alaska]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve]]