Huslia
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city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alaska
- Census area
- Yukon-Koyukuk
- Incorporated
- June 9, 1969
- Mayor
- S. Joyce Sam
- State senator
- Click Bishop ( R )
- State rep
- Mike Cronk (R)
- Total
- 16.34 sq mi (42.33 km )
- Land
- 15.78 sq mi (40.88 km )
- Water
- 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km )
- Elevation
- 157 ft (48 m)
- Density
- 19.3/sq mi (7.44/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-8 (AKDT)
- Fips code
- 02-34350
- Gnis feature id
- 1403644 , 2419400
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Huslia (/ˈhuːsliə/; Koyukon: Ts’aateyhdenaadekk’onh Denh [t͡sʼæːtʰəj̊tənætəqʼon̥ tən̥]) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. Rarely known as Hussliakatna, it is inhabited by Koyukuk-hotana Athabascans. As of the 2020 census, Huslia had a population of 304. In January 2025, Huslia became notable for being unusually warm at a time when much of the US was experiencing atypically cold weather due to a polar vortex. Huslia was 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in January 2025 than it typically is that month, which was the largest heat increase in the country.
Geography
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