Fort Greely, Alaska
| Fort Greely, Alaska | |
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| Coordinates: 63°54′18″N 145°33′16″W / 63.90500°N 145.55444°WCoordinates: 63°54′18″N 145°33′16″W / 63.90500°N 145.55444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Mike Dunleavy (R) |
| • State rep. | George Rauscher (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 169.7 sq mi (439.6 km2) |
| • Land | 169.4 sq mi (438.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 539 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99731 |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-26100 |
Fort Greely is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is home to the Fort Greely military installation. At the 2010 census the population was 539.
Fort Greely is located at 63°58′2″N 145°42′33″W / 63.96722°N 145.70917°W (63.905016, -145.554566). Fort Greely is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Delta Junction on the Richardson Highway. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 169.7 square miles (440 km2). 169.4 square miles (439 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (0.21%) is water.
Because of its remote location, Fort Greely was chosen as one of the first US military posts to have a compact, nuclear power reactor to generate heat and electricity, under the auspices of the Army Nuclear Power Program. A nuclear power plant, designated the SM-1A was flown-in and installed between 1960–62, and was based on the Army's first prototype reactor, the SM-1 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. SM-1A pressurized-water reactor reached initial criticality on 13 March 1962, and was shut down in 1972: the reactor core was removed and sent to the Savannah River nuclear site.
As of the census of 2000, there were 461 people, 126 households, and 112 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2.7/sq mi (1.1/km²). There were 354 housing units at an average density of 2.1/sq mi (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.73% White, 19.74% Black or African American, 1.30% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 1.95% Pacific Islander, 3.69% from other races, and 6.29% from two or more races. 15.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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