Circle, Alaska
town in Alaska, United States
Circle is a city in Alaska, United States. Circle is the end of the Pan-American Highway.
Circle
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 Early 20th century view of Circle City, as a sled dog team prepares to leave for Fort Gibbon with the mail. | |
 Location of Circle, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 65°49′31″N 144°03′43″W / 65.82528°N 144.06194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.58 sq mi (276.04 km2) |
| • Land | 106.04 sq mi (274.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 91 |
| • Density | 0.86/sq mi (0.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99733 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-14880 |
The town started in 1893 because gold was found in Birch Creek.[3] Circle was named by miners who believed the town was on the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle is actually about 50 mi (80 km) north.
Each February, the town has a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.
References
change- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Circle CDP, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ Haycox, Stephen, Alaska: An American Colony (University of Washington Press, 2002), pp. 201-02.
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