Salcha, Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough

Salcha is a place of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Geography

Salcha is located at 64 ° 31'14 " north latitude and 147 ° 0'41 " west longitude and is drained by the Salcha River. The nearest large city is Fairbanks, which is 60 km in a north -westerly direction. Through the village leads the Richardson Highway.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1898 as Salchaket, which means in the language of the aborigines " mouth of the Salcha ". 1904, the site was designated as Saltshatsheg and now called Salcha, based on the eponymous river.

In some years, the temperatures are already rising strongly in March / April as usual and begin snow and ice to thaw. However, the melt water can not leave the Salcha River, flow into the Tanana River, which is still partially frozen. Because of the ice barriers suppressed even backwater from the Tanana River to Salcah, where it then causes severe flooding. The average temperatures are in normal years - 4 ° C to - 16 ° C in March and - 5 ° C to 7 ° C in April.

Demographic data

In 2000 a population of 854 individuals was determined with a mean age of 37.5 years.