Galena, Alaska
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Galena
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.jpg) Galena following a flood | |
  Galena Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 64°44′26″N 156°53′8″W / 64.74056°N 156.88556°WCoordinates: 64°44′26″N 156°53′8″W / 64.74056°N 156.88556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Incorporated | October 26, 1971[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jon Korta[2] |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.09 sq mi (62.40 km2) |
| • Land | 17.72 sq mi (45.90 km2) |
| • Water | 6.37 sq mi (16.50 km2) |
| Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 470 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 488 |
| • Density | 20.26/sq mi (7.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99741 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-27530 |
| Website | http://www.ci.galena.ak.us/ |
Galena is a town in Alaska, United States. There are no roads leading to the town. Supplies come by the river or by airplane.
Galena is on the north bank of the Yukon River. The Innoko National Wildlife Refuge is to the southwest.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 58.
- ↑ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 64.
- ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jun 22, 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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