Copper River Census Area
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Copper River Census Area was a former census area in Alaska known for its vast wilderness, sparse population, and inclusion of major natural features such as parts of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Copper River Census Area, Alaska | 2 |
| Ahtna region (Copper River area) | 1 |
| Chugach Census Area (current designation) | 1 |
| Copper River region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census area
ⓘ
former census area ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
British Columbia, Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Denali Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ Matanuska-Susitna Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Fairbanks Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdez-Cordova Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakutat City and Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Chisana, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chitina, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Copper Center, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Copper River NERFINISHED ⓘ Eyak Lake area NERFINISHED ⓘ Gakona, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Glennallen, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulkana, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Lake, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ McCarthy, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mentasta Lake, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Nabesna, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Paxson, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Slana, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Tazlina, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park ⓘ parts of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 2020 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
sparsely populated
ⓘ
vast wilderness ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| largestCommunity | Glennallen, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Unorganized Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
resource extraction
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subsistence hunting and fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Copper River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyContains | Trans-Alaska Pipeline System corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 2920 (2010 census) ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto | Copper River Census Area, Alaska (new definition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | census area ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Glenn Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richardson Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Tok Cut-Off NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | United States Census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Copper River Census Area, Alaska
this entity surface form:
Ahtna region (Copper River area)
this entity surface form:
Copper River Census Area, Alaska
this entity surface form:
Chugach Census Area (current designation)
this entity surface form:
Copper River region