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Circle, Alaska

Coordinates: 65°49′31″N 144°03′43″W / 65.82528°N 144.06194°W / 65.82528; -144.06194
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Circle
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Early 20th century view of Circle City, as a sled dog team prepares to leave for Fort Gibbon with the mail.
Early 20th century view of Circle City, as a sled dog team prepares to leave for Fort Gibbon with the mail.
Location of Circle, Alaska
Location of Circle, Alaska
Coordinates: 65°49′31″N 144°03′43″W / 65.82528°N 144.06194°W / 65.82528; -144.06194
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk
Area
 • Total106.58 sq mi (276.04 km2)
 • Land106.04 sq mi (274.64 km2)
 • Water0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2)
Population
 • Total91
 • Density0.86/sq mi (0.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99733
Area code907
FIPS code02-14880

Circle is a city in Alaska, United States. Circle is the end of the Pan-American Highway.

The town started in 1893 because gold was found in Birch Creek.[3] Circle was named by miners who believed the town was on the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle is actually about 50 mi (80 km) north.

Each February, the town has a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.

References

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  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. "Circle CDP, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  3. Haycox, Stephen, Alaska: An American Colony (University of Washington Press, 2002), pp. 201-02.