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[[Image:Cantwell, Alaska.jpg|thumb|Town of Cantwell, Alaska. Tracks for the [[Alaska Railroad]] run through the foreground.]]
[[File:Igloo City, Cantwell, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017-08-31, DD 25.jpg|thumb|Abandoned Igloo City hotel in Cantwell.]]
'''Cantwell''' (''Yidateni Na’''<ref>[http://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/names/ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names]</ref> in [[Ahtna language|Ahtna Athabascan]]) was a railway flag stop at the junction with the Denali Highway. The original town is off the [[George Parks Highway|Parks Highway]]. It is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Denali Borough, Alaska|Denali Borough]], [[Alaska]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population of the CDP was 219.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0210150| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cantwell CDP, Alaska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 8, 2015}}</ref>
'''Cantwell''' (''Yidateni Na’''<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 [[Denali Borough, Alaska|Denali Borough]], [[Alaska]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the CDP was 200.


Cantwell is the western terminus of the [[Denali Highway]].
Cantwell is the western terminus of the [[Denali Highway]]. Once an [[Alaska Railroad]] flag stop at the junction with the Denali Highway, it was founded off the [[George Parks Highway|Parks Highway]].


== History ==
== History ==
Cantwell is named after Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, military explorer and commander of the revenue steamer ''Corwin'' on the [[Yukon River]], 1898-1900. Prior to the settlement, the only inhabitants of the Cantwell area were nomadic [[Tanana Athabaskans|Tanana Indians]] and Athabascan Native Alaskans who hunted and fished. In their language they named Cantwell ''Yede'teni'na''. The town began as a [[flag stop]] on the [[Alaska Railroad]]. This flagstop supplied the [[Valdez Creek]] mining area, which had the name "Denali" for the Valdez Creek community. Many Indians from the village of Tyone came to work at Valdez Creek and later lived out their lives in the Cantwell area. Many Tyones are buried in the old Cantwell graveyard, next to the railroad tracks. Oley Nicklie, a Native Alaskan, sought work with the railroad after fur prices dropped. He and his two brothers then founded part of the settlement.<ref name="travel_alaska">{{cite web |url=http://www.alaskatravel.com/alaska/cantwell.html |title=Cantwell, Alaska |year=2003 |accessdate=2008-09-02 |author=Alaska Tour & Travel}}</ref> Cantwell is 20 miles away from a giant abandoned igloo shaped hotel, which is not made out of ice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/4|title=Cantwell, Alaska - Igloo City - Igloo-shaped Building|publisher=RoadsideAmerica|accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref>
Cantwell is named after Lieutenant [[John C. Cantwell|J. C. Cantwell]], military explorer and commander of the revenue steamer ''Nunivak'' on the [[Yukon River]], 1899-1901. Prior to the settlement, the only inhabitants of the Cantwell area were nomadic [[Tanana Athabaskans|Tanana Indians]] and Athabascan Native Alaskans who hunted and fished. In their language they named Cantwell ''Yede'teni'na''. The town began as a [[flag stop]] on the [[Alaska Railroad]]. This flagstop supplied the [[Valdez Creek]] mining area, which had the name "Denali" for the Valdez Creek community. Many Indians from the village of Tyone came to work at Valdez Creek and later lived out their lives in the Cantwell area. Many Tyones are buried in the old Cantwell graveyard, next to the railroad tracks. Oley Nicklie, a Native Alaskan, sought work with the railroad after fur prices dropped. He and his two brothers then founded part of the settlement.<ref name="travel_alaska">{{cite web |url=http://www.alaskatravel.com/alaska/cantwell.html |title=Cantwell, Alaska |year=2003 |accessdate=2008-09-02 |author=Alaska Tour & Travel}}</ref> Cantwell is 20 miles away from a giant abandoned igloo shaped hotel, which is not made out of ice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/4|title=Cantwell, Alaska - Igloo City - Igloo-shaped Building|publisher=RoadsideAmerica|accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref>


Cantwell served as a partial filming location for the ''Lure of the Yukon'' during the 1920s, and for the 2007 movie ''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]''.
Cantwell served as a partial filming location for the ''Lure of the Yukon'' during the 1920s, and for the 2007 movie ''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]''.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Cantwell is located in the southern part of Denali Borough at {{coord|63|23|17|N|148|54|1|W|type:city}} (63.388000, -148.900204).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is situated at the north end of Broad Pass, along Cantwell Creek and the Jack River, tributaries of the north-flowing [[Nenana River]]. [[Alaska Route 3]], the George Parks Highway, passes through Cantwell: [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] is {{convert|212|mi}} to the south, and [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]] is {{convert|150|mi}} to the north.
Cantwell is located in the southern part of Denali Borough at {{coord|63|23|17|N|148|54|1|W|type:city}} (63.388000, -148.900204).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is situated at the north end of Broad Pass, along Cantwell Creek and the Jack River, tributaries of the north-flowing [[Nenana River]]. [[Alaska Route 3]], the George Parks Highway, passes through Cantwell: [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] is {{convert|212|mi}} to the south, and [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]] is {{convert|150|mi}} to the north.


According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Cantwell CDP has a total area of {{convert|304.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|303.8|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.9|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.29%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Cantwell CDP has a total area of {{convert|304.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|303.8|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.9|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.29%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cantwell CDP, Alaska |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0210150 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=October 8, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


==Climate==
==Climate==
Cantwell has a [[continental subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfc), having mild summers with crisp nights and long, severely cold, and very snowy winters. On a midsummers day on July 17, 2003, 6 inches of snow fell in Cantwell.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-12|title=The year Alaska had no summer|url=https://www.adn.com/science/article/year-alaska-seemingly-had-no-summer/2013/04/12/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Anchorage Daily News|language=en-US}}</ref>
Cantwell has a [[continental subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfc)

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| Dec record high F = 45
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1940= 17
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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>
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Cantwell first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was classified as a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.
Cantwell first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alaska - Number of Inhabitants |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/33973538v1ch11.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1940}}</ref> It was classified as a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |title=Characteristics of the Populations - Number of Inhabitants - Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_akABCD-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=May 1982}}</ref>


As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}</ref> of 2000, there are 222 people, 102 households, and 59 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] is 1.9 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There are 178 housing units at an average density of 1.5/sq&nbsp;mi (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 65.32% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 22.52% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.80% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.90% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.01% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population are [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 222 people, 102 households, and 59 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 178 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.32% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 22.52% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.80% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.90% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.01% from two or more races. [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.35% of the population.


There are 102 households out of which 25.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% are non-families. 33.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.18 and the average family size is 2.80.
There were 102 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.80.


In the CDP, the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 37.4% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 114.6 males.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 37.4% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.6 males.


The median income for a household in the CDP is $43,750, and the median income for a family is $39,792. Males have a median income of $55,625 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP is $22,615. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, none of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $39,792. Males had a median income of $55,625 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,615. None of the families and about 2.0% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older.

==Education==
K-12 students attend Cantwell School, operated by the [[Denali Borough School District]].


==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:34, 11 March 2024

Cantwell, Alaska
Yidateni Na’
Census-designated place
Town of Cantwell, Alaska. Tracks for the Alaska Railroad run through the foreground.
Town of Cantwell, Alaska. Tracks for the Alaska Railroad run through the foreground.
Location in Denali Borough and the state of Alaska.
Location in Denali Borough and the state of Alaska.
Coordinates: 63°23′17″N 148°54′1″W / 63.38806°N 148.90028°W / 63.38806; -148.90028
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughDenali
Government
 • Borough mayorClay Walker[1]
 • State senatorMike Shower (R)
 • State rep.Kevin McCabe (R)
Area
[2]
 • Total119.37 sq mi (309.16 km2)
 • Land119.02 sq mi (308.26 km2)
 • Water0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)
Elevation
2,190 ft (670 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total200
 • Density1.68/sq mi (0.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC−09:00 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−08:00 (AKDT)
ZIP Code
99729
Area code907
FIPS code02-10150
Abandoned Igloo City hotel in Cantwell.

Cantwell (Yidateni Na’[3] in Ahtna Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 200.

Cantwell is the western terminus of the Denali Highway. Once an Alaska Railroad flag stop at the junction with the Denali Highway, it was founded off the Parks Highway.

History

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Cantwell is named after Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, military explorer and commander of the revenue steamer Nunivak on the Yukon River, 1899-1901. Prior to the settlement, the only inhabitants of the Cantwell area were nomadic Tanana Indians and Athabascan Native Alaskans who hunted and fished. In their language they named Cantwell Yede'teni'na. The town began as a flag stop on the Alaska Railroad. This flagstop supplied the Valdez Creek mining area, which had the name "Denali" for the Valdez Creek community. Many Indians from the village of Tyone came to work at Valdez Creek and later lived out their lives in the Cantwell area. Many Tyones are buried in the old Cantwell graveyard, next to the railroad tracks. Oley Nicklie, a Native Alaskan, sought work with the railroad after fur prices dropped. He and his two brothers then founded part of the settlement.[4] Cantwell is 20 miles away from a giant abandoned igloo shaped hotel, which is not made out of ice.[5]

Cantwell served as a partial filming location for the Lure of the Yukon during the 1920s, and for the 2007 movie Into the Wild.

Geography

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Cantwell is located in the southern part of Denali Borough at 63°23′17″N 148°54′1″W / 63.38806°N 148.90028°W / 63.38806; -148.90028 (63.388000, -148.900204).[6] It is situated at the north end of Broad Pass, along Cantwell Creek and the Jack River, tributaries of the north-flowing Nenana River. Alaska Route 3, the George Parks Highway, passes through Cantwell: Anchorage is 212 miles (341 km) to the south, and Fairbanks is 150 miles (240 km) to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Cantwell CDP has a total area of 117.6 square miles (304.7 km2), of which 117.3 square miles (303.8 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 0.29%, is water.[7]

Climate

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Cantwell has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), having mild summers with crisp nights and long, severely cold, and very snowy winters. On a midsummers day on July 17, 2003, 6 inches of snow fell in Cantwell.[8]

Climate data for Cantwell, Alaska, 1991–2020 normals, 1983-2020 extremes: 2132ft (650m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 44
(7) 		52
(11) 		58
(14) 		64
(18) 		78
(26) 		87
(31) 		85
(29) 		87
(31) 		71
(22) 		66
(19) 		48
(9) 		45
(7) 		87
(31)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 9.9
(−12.3) 		19.0
(−7.2) 		25.4
(−3.7) 		39.5
(4.2) 		54.0
(12.2) 		65.0
(18.3) 		65.8
(18.8) 		60.6
(15.9) 		50.3
(10.2) 		33.7
(0.9) 		18.4
(−7.6) 		13.4
(−10.3) 		37.9
(3.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 0.7
(−17.4) 		7.7
(−13.5) 		11.7
(−11.3) 		27.7
(−2.4) 		41.5
(5.3) 		52.0
(11.1) 		55.2
(12.9) 		50.7
(10.4) 		40.7
(4.8) 		25.1
(−3.8) 		9.2
(−12.7) 		3.9
(−15.6) 		27.2
(−2.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −8.6
(−22.6) 		−3.5
(−19.7) 		−1.9
(−18.8) 		15.9
(−8.9) 		29.1
(−1.6) 		38.9
(3.8) 		44.5
(6.9) 		40.8
(4.9) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		16.5
(−8.6) 		0.1
(−17.7) 		−5.7
(−20.9) 		16.4
(−8.6)
Record low °F (°C) −49
(−45) 		−47
(−44) 		−45
(−43) 		−32
(−36) 		6
(−14) 		23
(−5) 		28
(−2) 		13
(−11) 		−11
(−24) 		−29
(−34) 		−36
(−38) 		−47
(−44) 		−49
(−45)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.89
(23) 		0.86
(22) 		0.66
(17) 		0.47
(12) 		0.76
(19) 		1.59
(40) 		2.93
(74) 		3.32
(84) 		2.51
(64) 		1.23
(31) 		0.86
(22) 		0.74
(19) 		16.82
(427)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 21.7
(55) 		15.4
(39) 		13.9
(35) 		10.6
(27) 		5.4
(14) 		0.2
(0.51) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		4.0
(10) 		15.9
(40) 		16.4
(42) 		21.7
(55) 		125.2
(317.51)
Source 1: NOAA (1981-2010 snowfall)[9][10]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records)[11]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
194017—
195067294.1%
19608526.9%
197062−27.1%
19808943.5%
199014765.2%
200022251.0%
2010219−1.4%
2020200−8.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

Cantwell first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village.[13] It was classified as a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.[14]

As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 222 people, 102 households, and 59 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.9 inhabitants per square mile (0.73/km2). There were 178 housing units at an average density of 1.5 per square mile (0.58/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.32% White, 0.45% Black or African American, 22.52% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 9.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 102 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 37.4% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $39,792. Males had a median income of $55,625 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,615. None of the families and about 2.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older.

Education

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K-12 students attend Cantwell School, operated by the Denali Borough School District.

References

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  1. ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 5.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names
  4. ^ Alaska Tour & Travel (2003). "Cantwell, Alaska". Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  5. ^ "Cantwell, Alaska - Igloo City - Igloo-shaped Building". RoadsideAmerica. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cantwell CDP, Alaska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 8, 2015.[dead link]
  8. ^ "The year Alaska had no summer". Anchorage Daily News. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  9. ^ "Cantwell 2 E, Alaska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "Cantwell 2 E, Alaska 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  13. ^ "Alaska - Number of Inhabitants" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ^ "Characteristics of the Populations - Number of Inhabitants - Alaska" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. May 1982.
  15. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

63°23′17″N 148°54′01″W / 63.388°N 148.900204°W / 63.388; -148.900204

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