Rampart Alaska

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(Sec. 23, T008N, R013W, Fairbanks Meridian.)</div> <bR> <div> Rampart is located in the Rampart Recording District.</div> <bR> <div> The area encompasses 168.8 sq. miles of land and 0.0 sq. miles of water.</div> <bR> <div> The winters are long and harsh and the summers are short but warm.</div> <bR> <div> After freeze-up the plateau is a source of cold, continental arctic air.</div> <div> Daily minimum temperatures between November and March are usually below 0.</div> <div> Extended periods of -50 to -60 are common.</div> <div> Summer high temperatures run 65 to 72; a high of 97 degrees has been recorded.</div> <div> Total annual precipitation averages 6.5 inches, with 43.4 inches of snowfall.</div> <div> The Yukon River is ice-free from the end of May through mid-September.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organizations with Local Offices</B></div> <div> <B>Village Corporation</B> - Baan O Yeel Kon Corporation</div> <div> P.O. Box 74558</div> <div> Fairbanks, AK 99708</div> <div> Phone 907-456-6259</div> <div> Fax 907-456-4486</div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Council</B> - Rampart Village Council</div> <div> PO Box 29</div> <div> Rampart, AK 99767</div> <div> Phone 907-358-3312</div> <div> Fax 907-358-3115</div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Organizations</B></div> <div> <B>Regional Native Corporation</B> - Doyon, Limited</div> <div> One Doyon Place, Suite 300</div> <div> Fairbanks, AK 99701-2941</div> <div> Phone 907-459-2000</div> <div> Fax 907-459-2060</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I>info@doyon.com</I></FONT></div> <div> <I>Web </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I>http://www.doyon.com</I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Native Health Corporation</B> - Tanana Chiefs Conference</div> <div> 122 First Avenue, Suite 600</div> <div> Fairbanks, AK 99701-4897</div> <div> Phone 907-452-8251</div> <div> Fax 907-459-3850</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I>hbrown@tananachiefs.org</I></FONT></div> <div> <I>Web </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I>http://www.tananachiefs.org</I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Native Housing Authority</B> - Rampart Village Council</div> <div> PO Box 29</div> <div> Rampart, AK 99767</div> <div> Phone 907-358-3312</div> <div> Fax 907-358-3115</div> <bR> <div> <B>Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care</B></div> <div> Most residents haul their own treated water. A new washeteria, well, watering point, water treatment plant, and 35,000-gallon storage tank were recently completed. Honeybuckets or outhouses are used for sewage disposal, and no homes are plumbed. The landfill is not permitted and needs to be relocated away from the airport. Master plans for water, sewer and landfill improvements are underway. Electricity is provided by Rampart Village Council. There are no state operated schools located in the community. Local hospitals or health clinics include Rampart Village Clinic (907-358-3129). Rampart is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 1C in the Interior Region. Emergency Services have river and air access, and are within 30 minutes of a higher-level satellite health care facility. Emergency service is provided by a health aide.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> Rampart is heavily dependent upon subsistence activities. Salmon, whitefish, moose, caribou, waterfowl and small game provide meat sources. Gardening and berry-picking are also popular. Employment opportunities are part-time or seasonal through the clinic, village council, commercial fishing, or firefighting. Six residents hold commercial fishing permits.</div> <bR> <div> Air transportation provides the only year-round access. A State-owned 3,500' long by 75' wide lighted gravel airstrip is available. A 30-mile winter trail exists from the Elliott Highway north to Rampart; it is used only during winter months. Approximately half of this road already exists, and the community wants the State to complete a road connection. Fuel and other goods are delivered by barge two or three times each summer. Skiffs and snowmachines are used for subsistence hunting and fishing.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> The name Rampart refers to the range of low mountains through which the Yukon passes in this region and which forms the "ramparts" of the Upper Yukon.</div> <bR> <div> Rampart City was established in 1897 as a river supply point for gold placer mines in the hills and creek valleys south of the Yukon. News of strikes in Minook Creek, Idaho Bar, Quail Creek, and Eureka Creek, all within 30 miles of Rampart, triggered a rush to the community in 1898 and swelled the population to as high as 10,000 by some estimates.</div> <div> During its heyday, Rampart had a newspaper, hotels, saloons, library, fire department, hospital, and a host of stores and businesses that were typical of the mining towns of that time.</div> <div> The boom was short-lived.</div> <div> New strikes in the Upper Koyukuk River, Anvil Creek, Nome and Fairbanks rapidly depleted the population.</div> <div> By 1903, only a Native community remained among the abandoned homes and businesses.</div> <div> Over time, the population gradually increased as people migrated from Minook Creek. By 1917, about 30 Natives and 30 Whites were living in Rampart.</div> <div> <I><B>An agricultural experiment station was established by the University of Alaska across the river from Rampart in 1900 to cross-breed grains and legumes.</B></I></div> <div> By 1920, more than 90 acres were under cultivation.</div> <div> The station also tested vegetables, strawberries, flowers and field crops.</div> <div> The farm was closed in 1925.</div> <div> An airstrip was constructed by the Alaska Road Commission in 1939.</div> <div> A salmon cannery was established in the 1940s, and a sawmill and logging operation was built in the 1950s.</div> <div> Residents continued to work in nearby gold mines and the local store served as supply point for area operations.</div> <div> The school was closed for the 1999-2000 year due to insufficient students.</div> <div> Consequently, a number of families have moved from the village. </div> <div> A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Rampart Village Council.</div> <div> The population of the community consists of 91.1% Alaska Native or part Native.</div> <div> The population of Rampart is predominantly Koyukon Athabascan and is active in subsistence.</div> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 46, and vacant housing units numbered 26. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 19. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 15 residents as employed.</div> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 31.82 percent, although 50 percent of all adults were not in the work force.</div> <div> The median household income was $22,813, per capita income was $12,439, and 17.95 percent of residents were living below the poverty level</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ast2.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ast2.com"> <img src="HTMLobj-191/aniGif.gif" alt="Rent this Space" border="0" align="bottom" width="468" height="60">  </A></div> <bR> <div> Web Site by: <A HREF="http://www.AST2.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.AST2.com">AST2.com</A>   Low Cost Business Sites</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>