Birch Creek, Alaska
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Birch Creek Deenduu |
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| CDP | |
 Birch Creek
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| Coordinates: 66°15′24″N 145°48′55″W / 66.25667°N 145.81528°WCoordinates: 66°15′24″N 145°48′55″W / 66.25667°N 145.81528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Dave Talerico (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.4 sq mi (16.6 km2) |
| • Land | 6.1 sq mi (15.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 28 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-07620 |
Birch Creek (Deenduu in Gwich’in) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 28 at the 2000 census.
The village is along Birch Creek, about 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Fort Yukon. Birch Creek is at 66°15′24″N 145°48′55″W / 66.25667°N 145.81528°W (66.256708, -145.815319).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.4 square miles (17 km2), of which, 6.1 square miles (16 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (4.23%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 28 people, 11 households, and 7 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4.6 people per square mile (1.8/km²). There were 22 housing units at an average density of 3.6/sq mi (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% Native American.
There were 11 households out of which 54.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 9.1% were married couples living together, 45.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.63.
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