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Chicken, Alaska | |
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 Downtown Chicken in 2006 | |
  Chicken  Chicken .svg) Chicken | |
| Coordinates: 64°04′24″N 141°56′10″W / 64.07333°N 141.93611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Mike Cronk (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 115.95 sq mi (300.32 km2) |
| • Land | 115.95 sq mi (300.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,677 ft (511 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 12 |
| • Density | 0.10/sq mi (0.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99732 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-13450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1400245 |
Chicken is a tiny unincorporated village in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska.[2] It is a community founded on gold mining, and is one of the few surviving gold rush towns in Alaska. The population was 12 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 7 in 2010. However, usually year round, there are 17 inhabitants. Due to mining, Chicken's population peaks during the summer. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3] There is a cafe with gas station, a small hotel, an RV park, a small general store and a saloon located at Chicken.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Chicken". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 7. ISBN 9780486483603.