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Eagle is located at 64°47'10" North, 141°11'60" West (64.786022, -141.199917) 1.
Eagle is located 13 km (8 miles) west of the border between Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada on the Taylor Highway.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 km˛ (1.0 mi˛). 2.6 km˛ (1.0 mi˛) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
The Eagle area has been the historical home to Han Gwich'in people since before the arrival of Europeans in Alaska.
The first structure in present-day Eagle was a log-trading post called "Belle Isle," built around 1874.
in the last 1800s, Eagle became a supply and trading center for miners working the upper Yukon River and its tributaries. By 1898, its population had exceeded 1,700. In 1901 Eagle was the first incorporated city in the Alaska Interior. It was named after the eagles that nested on nearby Eagle Bluff. A United States Army camp, Fort Egbert, was built at Eagle in 1900. A telegraph line between Eagle and Valdez was completed in 1903.
The gold rushes in Nome and FairbanksFairbanks is a city located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 30,224 and the population of the entire Borough numbers approximately 83,000. Fairbanks is the largest city in the int lured people away from Eagle. Judge Wickersham moved his court from Eagle to Fairbanks in 1903. By 1910, Eagle's population had declined to its present-day level (below 200 people). Fort Egbert was abandoned in 1911.
Present-day Eagle is home to mostly people of European descent, but Eagle VillageEagle Village is a census-designated place located in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 68. Eagle Village is located 13 km (8 miles) west of the border between Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Ca has a small population that is about 50 percent Gwich'in.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 129 people, 58 households, and 37 families residing in the city. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 49.3/km˛ (127.9/mi˛). There are 137 housing units at an average density of 52.4/km˛ (135.8/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 93.02% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 6.20% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 58 households out of which 20.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% are married couples living together, 6.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% are non-families. 34.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.22 and the average family size is 2.86.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 44.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $36,042, and the median income for a family is $44,375. Males have a median income of $30,000 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,221. 16.5% of the population and 2.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 40.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Cities in Alaska Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska