Editing Gulkana, Alaska

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Gulkana
|native_name            = C'uul C'ena'
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|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]]
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|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           = 90.35
|area_land_km2            = 90.35
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 34.88
|area_land_sq_mi          = 34.88
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 110
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|population_density_sq_mi = 3.15
|population_density_km2 = 1.22

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|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
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|blank_info               = 02-30500
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'''Gulkana''' {{IPAc-en|ɡ|ʌ|l|ˈ|k|æ|n|ə}} (''C'uul C'ena' ''<ref>[http://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/names/ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names]</ref> in [[Ahtna language|Ahtna Athabascan]]) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Copper River Census Area, Alaska]], [[United States|U.S.]] At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 110, down from 119 in 2010.<ref name="2020 Census Data">{{cite web | url = https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/census-return-result?value%5B0%5D=4727 | title = 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places | format = Web | publisher = State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development | access-date = May 4, 2023 | archive-date = May 4, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230504142130/https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/census-return-result?value%5B0%5D=4727 | url-status = dead }}</ref> It also has an airport.

==Geography and climate==
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Gulkana Area, AK(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|left|Climate chart for Gulkana]]
Gulkana is located at {{coord|62|14|25|N|145|25|22|W|type:city}} (62.240213, &minus;145.422883).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|36.5|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

Gulkana has a [[continental subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfc'').

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = [[Gulkana Airport]], Alaska (1991&ndash;2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1909&ndash;present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 52
|Feb record high F = 53
|Mar record high F = 54
|Apr record high F = 70
|May record high F = 85
|Jun record high F = 90
|Jul record high F = 97
|Aug record high F = 88
|Sep record high F = 76
|Oct record high F = 69
|Nov record high F = 48
|Dec record high F = 49
|Jan avg record high F = 33.9
|Feb avg record high F = 38.4
|Mar avg record high F = 43.1
|Apr avg record high F = 56.9
|May avg record high F = 71.6
|Jun avg record high F = 80.7
|Jul avg record high F = 80.9
|Aug avg record high F = 76.7
|Sep avg record high F = 65.5
|Oct avg record high F = 53.0
|Nov avg record high F = 36.0
|Dec avg record high F = 34.8
|year avg record high F= 83.0
|Jan high F = 5.0
|Feb high F = 16.1
|Mar high F = 28.0
|Apr high F = 44.4
|May high F = 58.2
|Jun high F = 67.3
|Jul high F = 69.3
|Aug high F = 64.6
|Sep high F = 54.2
|Oct high F = 35.9
|Nov high F = 15.0
|Dec high F = 7.8
|year high F= 38.8
|Jan mean F = -3.4
|Feb mean F = 5.6
|Mar mean F = 14.7
|Apr mean F = 32.6
|May mean F = 45.8
|Jun mean F = 54.9
|Jul mean F = 57.9
|Aug mean F = 53.5
|Sep mean F = 43.6
|Oct mean F = 27.1
|Nov mean F = 6.8
|Dec mean F = -0.2
|year mean F = 28.2
|Jan low F = -11.7
|Feb low F = -4.9
|Mar low F = 1.4
|Apr low F = 20.8
|May low F = 33.4
|Jun low F = 42.5
|Jul low F = 46.5
|Aug low F = 42.5
|Sep low F = 33.1
|Oct low F = 18.3
|Nov low F = -1.4
|Dec low F = -8.2
|year low F= 17.7
|Jan avg record low F = -37.9
|Feb avg record low F = -29.4
|Mar avg record low F = -22.9
|Apr avg record low F = -1.2
|May avg record low F = 23.1
|Jun avg record low F = 30.7
|Jul avg record low F = 35.2
|Aug avg record low F = 28.3
|Sep avg record low F = 17.1
|Oct avg record low F = -4.4
|Nov avg record low F = -24.7
|Dec avg record low F = -31.4
|year avg record low F = -42.2
|Jan record low F = -60
|Feb record low F = -65
|Mar record low F = -48
|Apr record low F = -42
|May record low F = 5
|Jun record low F = 22
|Jul record low F = 29
|Aug record low F = 20
|Sep record low F = 2
|Oct record low F = -23
|Nov record low F = -45
|Dec record low F = -65
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.73
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.65
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.34
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.22
|May precipitation inch = 0.76
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.36
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.74
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.91
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.42
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.00
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.85
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.78
|year precipitation inch = 11.76
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 1.4
|Oct snow inch = 9.8
|Nov snow inch = 9.9
|Dec snow inch = 10.7
|Jan snow inch = 9.3
|Feb snow inch = 10.0
|Mar snow inch = 3.7
|Apr snow inch = 3.0
|May snow inch = 0.6
|Jun snow inch = trace
|year snow inch = 58.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan precipitation days = 7.7
|Feb precipitation days = 6.5
|Mar precipitation days = 3.9
|Apr precipitation days = 3.2
|May precipitation days = 6.5
|Jun precipitation days = 10.5
|Jul precipitation days = 12.8
|Aug precipitation days = 13.0
|Sep precipitation days = 11.3
|Oct precipitation days = 8.9
|Nov precipitation days = 8.3
|Dec precipitation days = 8.3
|year precipitation days = 100.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 inch
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.9
|Oct snow days = 6.7
|Nov snow days = 8.3
|Dec snow days = 8.5
|Jan snow days = 7.7
|Feb snow days = 7.0
|Mar snow days = 4.6
|Apr snow days = 2.2
|May snow days = 0.4
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|year snow days = 46.4
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 73.7
|Feb humidity = 76.0
|Mar humidity = 69.3
|Apr humidity = 65.2
|May humidity = 58.3
|Jun humidity = 60.7
|Jul humidity = 65.7
|Aug humidity = 68.8
|Sep humidity = 72.6
|Oct humidity = 79.1
|Nov humidity = 79.7
|Dec humidity = 76.6
|year humidity = 70.5
|Jan dew point C = -27.3
|Feb dew point C = -19.0
|Mar dew point C = -14.8
|Apr dew point C = -6.9
|May dew point C = -2.3
|Jun dew point C = 3.7
|Jul dew point C = 7.0
|Aug dew point C = 5.4
|Sep dew point C = 1.1
|Oct dew point C = -6.5
|Nov dew point C = -18.1
|Dec dew point C = -24.4
|source 1 = NOAA (relative humidity and dew point 1961-1990, snowfall and snowy days 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name= "NOWData PAFC">{{cite web 
|url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pafc 
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data 
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] 
|accessdate = August 31, 2020}}</ref><ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00026425&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
|access-date = September 4, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230904081824/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00026425&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|archive-date = September 4, 2023
}}
</ref><ref name = "NOAA txt">{{cite web 
|url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00026425.normals.txt 
|title = Station Name: AK GULKANA AP 
|publisher = National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 
|accessdate = November 1, 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230904075232/ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00026425.normals.txt
|archive-date = September 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name= WMO>{{cite web 
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP1/70271.TXT
|title = WMO Climate Normals for GULKANA/INTERMEDIATE FIELD AK 1961–1990 
|access-date = September 4, 2023
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230904051221/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP1/70271.TXT
|archive-date = September 4, 2023}}</ref>
}}
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 25
|1950= 65
|1960= 51
|1970= 53
|1980= 104
|1990= 103
|2000= 88
|2010= 119
|2020= 110
|2020n=<ref name="2020 Census Data"/>
|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|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2023|reason=No mention of Gulkana at the given reference}}
}}
Gulkana first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1960, it was reported as Gulkana Reservation (separate from nearby Gulkana Airport, also an unincorporated community, which had a population of 32). In 1970, it was returned again as Gulkana. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.

{{update section|date=May 2023|reason=Newer information is available in the 2010 and 2020 census reports}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 88 people, 33 households, and 19 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 43 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 26.14% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 71.59% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 2.27% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Of the 33 households, 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 30.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $27,750. Males had a median income of $60,833 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,548. There were 35.3% of families and 40.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 40.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Health==
Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/9/pub/ABC/DryDampCommunities/Local%20Option%20Communities%20-%20Rev%202.25.22.pdf |title=Schedule of Local Option Communities |publisher=Alcoholic Beverage Control Board |accessdate=May 3, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Copper River Census Area, Alaska}}

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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:Ahtna]]