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Bettles

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Also known as Bettles, Alaska, Bettles, AK, Bettles Field, Bettles Field, Alaska, Bettles Field, AK

city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Alaska
Census area
Yukon-Koyukuk
Incorporated
December 20, 1985
Mayor
Richard Thorne
State senator
Click Bishop ( R )
State rep
Mike Cronk (R)
Total
1.59 sq mi (4.12 km )
Land
1.56 sq mi (4.05 km )
Water
0.027 sq mi (0.07 km ) 0%
Elevation
660 ft (200 m)
Density
14.7/sq mi (5.67/km )
Time zone
UTC−9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
Summer dst
UTC−8 (AKDT)
Fips code
02-06630

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Encyclopedic overview

Bettles (Koyukon: Kk’odlel T’odegheelenh Denh; North Alaskan Inupiatun: Atchiiniq) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is near Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. The population was 23 at the 2020 census, up from 12 in 2010. It is the second smallest incorporated city in the state.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bettles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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