Coldfoot, Alaska

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Coldfoot is a census-designated place located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP was 13.

Coldfoot is basically a truck stop on the Dalton Highway from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay. It has a restaurant, and a small number of overnight accommodations (converted pipeline construction camp quarters). Bus tours along the highway typically take two days, and passengers spend the night here. The BLM, USFWS, and NPS jointly staff a small visitor center during the summer. The Coldfoot truck stop was founded by Iditarod champion Dick Mackey who started his operation by selling hamburgers out of a converted school bus. Truckers helped build the existing truck stop and cafe.

The town was originally a mining camp named "Slate Creek", and around 1900 got its present name when prospectors going up the nearby Koyukuk River would get "cold feet" and turn around. In 1902 Coldfoot had two roadhouses, two stores, seven saloons, and a gambling house. A post office operated from 1902 to 1912, then reopened in 1984.

Coldfoot Airport, on the west side of the Dalton Highway, consists of a 4,000-foot (1220-metre) gravel strip.

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[edit] Geography

Coldfoot is located at 67°14'55" North, 150°9'3" West (67.248575, -150.150735)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 95.9 km² (37.0 mi²). 95.9 km² (37.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 13 people, 6 households, and 1 family residing in the CDP. The population density is 0.1/km² (0.4/mi²). There are 12 housing units at an average density of 0.1/km² (0.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 100.00% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 6 households out of which 33.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% are married couples living together, 0.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 66.7% are non-families. 50.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.17 and the average family size is 4.00.

In the CDP the population is spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 225.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 233.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP is $61,250, and the median income for a family is $0. Males have a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $42,620. 0.0% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.