- Cantwell, Alaska
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Cantwell
Yidateni Na’— CDP — Location of Cantwell, Alaska
Coordinates: 63°23′17″N 148°54′1″W / 63.38806°N 148.90028°W Country United States State Alaska Borough Denali Area – Total 118.7 sq mi (307.5 km2) – Land 118.3 sq mi (306.3 km2) – Water 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) Population (2000) – Total 222 Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) – Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8) Area code(s) 907 FIPS code 02-10150 
Town of Cantwell, Alaska. Tracks for the Alaska Railroad run through the foreground.
Cantwell (Yidateni Na’ in Ahtna) was a railway flag stop at the junction with the Denali Highway. The original town is off the Parks Highway. It is a census-designated place (CDP) in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 222.
Cantwell is the western terminus of the Denali Highway.
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History
Cantwell is named after Jim Cantwell, a worker on The Alaska Railroad. Prior to the settlement, the only inhabitants of the Cantwell area were nomadic Athabascan Native Alaskans who hunted and fished. In their language they named Cantwell Yede'teni'na. The town began as a flag stop on the Alaska Railroad. Oley Nicklie, a Native Alaskan, sought work with the railroad after fur prices dropped. He and his two brothers then founded the settlement.[1] Cantwell is 20 miles away from a giant abandoned igloo hotel.[2]
Cantwell served as a filming location for the 2007 movie Into the Wild.
Geography
Cantwell is located at 63°23′17″N 148°54′1″W / 63.38806°N 148.90028°W (63.388000, -148.900204)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 118.7 square miles (307 km2), of which, 118.3 square miles (306 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it (0.40%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there are 222 people, 102 households, and 59 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 1.9 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There are 178 housing units at an average density of 1.5/sq mi (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 65.32% White, 0.45% Black or African American, 22.52% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 9.01% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 102 households out of which 25.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% are married couples living together, 8.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% are non-families. 33.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.18 and the average family size is 2.80.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 37.4% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 114.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $43,750, and the median income for a family is $39,792. Males have a median income of $55,625 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $22,615. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, none of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
References
- ^ Alaska Tour & Travel (2003). "Cantwell, Alaska". http://www.alaskatravel.com/alaska/cantwell.html. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Cantwell, Alaska - Igloo City - Igloo-shaped Building". RoadsideAmerica. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/4. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Coordinates: 63°23′17″N 148°54′01″W / 63.388°N 148.900204°W
Municipalities and communities of Denali Borough, Alaska City 
CDPs Cantwell | Ferry | Healy | McKinley Park
Unincorporated
communitiesCategories:- Populated places in Denali Borough, Alaska
- Census-designated places in Alaska
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