Map of Chistochina CDP

Chistochina (Tsiis Tl’edze’ Caegge in Ahtna Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 60, down from 93 in 2010.

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History

Chistochina began as an Ahtna Athabascan fish camp and a stopover place for traders and trappers. The village access road later became part of the Valdez-Eagle Trail, constructed by miners during the gold rush to the Eagle area in 1897. Chistochina Lodge was built as a roadhouse for prospectors. Gold was mined along the upper Chistochina River and its runoff creeks. The area was settled by homesteaders, although it has remained the most traditional of all Ahtna Athabascan villages.

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Geography

Chistochina is located at 62°34′40″N 144°40′11″W / 62.57778°N 144.66972°W / 62.57778; -144.66972 (62.577713, -144.669613).

Located between mile 31 and 37 on the Tok Cutoff Highway, Chistochina is a midway point between the Canada–US border and Anchorage, or midway between Tok and Glennallen.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 359.8 square miles (932 km), of which, 359.4 square miles (931 km) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km) of it (0.11%) is water.

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