Alcan Border

Current Population:	12 (2006 DCCED Certified Population)
Incorporation Type:	Unincorporated
Borough Located In:	Unorganized
Taxes:	No taxing authority

Location and Climate

Alcan is located just inside the Alaska border, southeast of Northway along the Alaska-Canadian highway.

The community lies at approximately 62.661760° North Latitude and -141.161230° (West) Longitude. (Sec. 04, T026N, R022E, Copper River Meridian.)

Alcan Border is located in the Fairbanks Recording District. The area encompasses 147.9 sq. miles of land and 0.7 sq. miles of water.

Alcan Border is in the continental climatic zone and the area experiences cold winters and warm summers.

Average temperatures range from -27 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit.

Regional Organizations

Regional Native Health Corporation - Tanana Chiefs Conference

122 First Avenue, Suite 600

Fairbanks, AK 99701-4897

Phone 907-452-8251

Fax 907-459-3850

E-mail hbrown@tananachiefs.org

Web http://www.tananachiefs.org

Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care

Alcan residents derive water from a piped community well system and individual wells.

Approximately 60% of the homes have complete plumbing. A piped community sewage system serves the majority of households, and outhouses or individual septic tanks are also used. A central generator distributes electrical power.

Electricity is provided by Alaska Power & Telephone. There are no state operated schools located in the community. Local hospitals or health clinics include Drive to Northway or Tok.

Alcan is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 1C in the Interior Region.

Emergency Services have highway and air access. Emergency service is provided by volunteers Auxiliary health care is provided by Alcan Rescue (907-774-2000/2252/907-883-5111) or driving to Northway or Tok

Economy and Transportation

Most of Alcan's residents are employed by U.S. Customs. Call (907) 774-2252 for the U.S. Customs office, and (867) 862-7230 for the Canadian Customs office.

The Alcan Highway connects through Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada to the lower 48 states, or through Tok to Fairbanks or Anchorage. An airstrip is available.

History, Culture and Demographics

The name is derived from the Alaska-Canadian (Alcan) highway.

The population of the community consists of 23.8% Alaska Native or part Native. 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. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 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.

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