Chistochina, Alaska

City Description

Chistochina is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 93. Chistochina is located at 62°34′40″N 144°40′11″W / 62.57778°N 144.66972°W / 62.57778; -144.66972 (62.577713, -144.669613). Located between mile 31 and 37 on the Tok Cutoff Highway, Chistochina is a midway point between the Canadian border and Anchorage, or midway between Tok and Glennallen. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 359.8 square miles (932.0 km²), of which, 359.4 square miles (930.9 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (0.11%) is water. Chistochina began as an Ahtha Athabascan fish camp and a stopover place for traders and trappers. The village access road later became part of the Valdez-Eagle Trail, constructed by miners during the gold rush to the Eagle area in 1897. Chistochina Lodge was built as a roadhouse for prospectors. Gold was mined along the upper Chistochina River and it's runoff creeks. The area was settled by homesteaders, although it has remained the most traditional of all Ahtha Athabascan villages. Chistochina is the most traditional Ahtna village and is

City Contained By:

• Valdez-Cordova Census Area
• Alaska
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 931.877722099 km squared

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