Editing Salcha, Alaska

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Salcha, Alaska
|native_name              = Soł Chaget, Saagescheeg
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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| image_map                = Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska incorporated and unincorporated areas Salcha highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location within [[Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star Borough]] and the state of [[Alaska]]

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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alaska]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|Borough]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star]]
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|leader_title             = Borough [[mayor]]
|leader_name              = Bryce J. Ward
|leader_title1            = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|leader_name1             = [[Robert Myers Jr.|Robert Myers]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|leader_title2            = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
|leader_name2             = [[Frank Tomaszewski]] (R)
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|area_total_km2           = 199.58
|area_land_km2            = 194.98
|area_water_km2           = 4.60
|area_total_sq_mi         = 77.06
|area_land_sq_mi          = 75.28
|area_water_sq_mi         = 1.78

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 977
|population_density_km2   = 5.01
|population_density_sq_mi = 12.98

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|elevation_ft             = 650
|coordinates              = {{coord|64|31|16|N|146|58|50|W|region:US-AK|display=inline}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 99714
|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
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|blank_info               = 02-66550
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'''Salcha''' ([[Tanana language|Tanana]]: ''Soł Chaget'', [[Tanacross language|Tanacross]]: ''Saagescheeg'') is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star Borough]] in the U.S. state of [[Alaska]]. It is part of the [[Fairbanks, Alaska]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,095 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0266550| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Salcha CDP, Alaska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 14, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213063552/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0266550| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 854 in 2000.

==Geography==
Salcha is located at {{coord|64|31|14|N|147|0|41|W|type:city}} (64.520455, -147.011452).<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 village was first reported in 1898 by the U.S. Geological Survey as "Salchaket", deriving from the Tanana name ''Soł Chaget'' meaning "the mouth of Salcha". It is about {{convert|40|mi|km}} south of [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]] on the [[Richardson Highway]]. It is next to the [[Salcha River]], a popular fishing destination. It is also next to the [[Tanana River]]. Salcha has its own post office. The ZIP code for Salcha is 99714. The [[Salcha Seismic Zone]] underlies the community.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|196.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|191.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|5.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 2.59%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Climate==
Salcha has a dry-winter [[continental subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dwc).

{{Weather box
|location = Salcha
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 56
| Feb record high F = 50
| Mar record high F = 56
| Apr record high F = 76
| May record high F = 84
| Jun record high F = 92
| Jul record high F = 90
| Aug record high F = 90
| Sep record high F = 74
| Oct record high F = 62
| Nov record high F = 51
| Dec record high F = 49
| year record high F = 92
| Jan high F = 4.1
| Feb high F = 12.6
| Mar high F = 25.8
| Apr high F = 43.7
| May high F = 60.7
| Jun high F = 69.5
| Jul high F = 71.1
| Aug high F = 65.5
| Sep high F = 54.2
| Oct high F = 31.2
| Nov high F = 14.7
| Dec high F = 5.1
| year high F = 38.2
| Jan low F = -13.7
| Feb low F = -9.7
| Mar low F = -2.7
| Apr low F = 17.3
| May low F = 33
| Jun low F = 44.6
| Jul low F = 48.2
| Aug low F = 43.3
| Sep low F = 33.1
| Oct low F = 15.4
| Nov low F = -2.4
| Dec low F = -12.7
| year low F = 16.1
| Jan record low F = -65
| Feb record low F = -57
| Mar record low F = -49
| Apr record low F = -32
| May record low F = 12
| Jun record low F = 30
| Jul record low F = 31
| Aug record low F = 15
| Sep record low F = -2
| Oct record low F = -37
| Nov record low F = -37
| Dec record low F = -59
| year record low F = -65 | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.43
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.37
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.22
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.24
| May precipitation inch = 0.89
| Jun precipitation inch = 2.37
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.99
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.19
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.28
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.94
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.54
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.54
| year precipitation inch = 13.01
| Jan precipitation days = 6
| Feb precipitation days = 5
| Mar precipitation days = 4
| Apr precipitation days = 4
| May precipitation days = 8
| Jun precipitation days = 12
| Jul precipitation days = 14
| Aug precipitation days = 13
| Sep precipitation days = 10
| Oct precipitation days = 9
| Nov precipitation days = 8
| Dec precipitation days = 7
| Jan snow inch = 7.9
| Feb snow inch = 6
| Mar snow inch = 4.7
| Apr snow inch = 2.9
| May snow inch = 0.9
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 1.1
| Oct snow inch = 11.4
| Nov snow inch = 9.6
| Dec snow inch = 10
| year snow inch = 54.6

|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ak8140 |title=SALCHA, AK (507570) |accessdate=November 22, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}</ref>
|date=November 2015
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 319
|1990= 354
|2000= 854
|2010= 1095
|2020= 977
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|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>
}}
Salcha first appeared on the 1980 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).

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 854 people, 317 households, and 224 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|11.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 388 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.82% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.64% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 3.86% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.94% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.22% from two or more races.  2.81% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 317 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,063, and the median income for a family was $61,563. Males had a median income of $42,863 versus $26,071 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,616.  None of the families and 3.9% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska]]