Dot Lake, Alaska facts for kids
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Dot Lake, Alaska
Kelt’aaddh Menn’
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Location of Dot Lake, Alaska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks |
| Area | |
| • Total | 295.77 sq mi (766.03 km2) |
| • Land | 294.98 sq mi (764.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 21 |
| • Density | 0.07/sq mi (0.03/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-19720 |
Dot Lake is a small community in Alaska, United States. Its name in the Tanacross is Kelt’aaddh Menn’. It is known as a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's a special area defined by the government for counting people. Dot Lake is located along the Alaska Highway. This highway connects it to other towns like Delta Junction and Tok. In 2020, only 21 people lived there.
Where is Dot Lake?
Dot Lake is in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of Alaska. You can find it at coordinates 63.658742 degrees North and -144.065816 degrees West. The area of Dot Lake is quite large. It covers about 279.1 square miles (722.9 square kilometers). Most of this area is land. Only a small part, about 1.1 square miles (2.8 square kilometers), is water.
How Many People Live in Dot Lake?
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 56 | — | |
| 1970 | 42 | −25.0% | |
| 1980 | 67 | 59.5% | |
| 1990 | 70 | 4.5% | |
| 2000 | 19 | −72.9% | |
| 2010 | 13 | −31.6% | |
| 2020 | 21 | 61.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Dot Lake first appeared in the U.S. Census in 1960. Back then, it was just a village. In 1980, it became a census-designated place (CDP). The number of people living in Dot Lake has changed over the years. For example, in 2000, the population dropped a lot. This happened because a part of Dot Lake, called Dot Lake Village, became its own separate CDP.
In 2000, there were 19 people living in Dot Lake. They lived in 10 households, which are like homes. Six of these were families. The community was not very crowded. There was only about 0.1 person per square mile. Most people in Dot Lake were White. A small number were from two or more racial backgrounds.
The average household had about 1.9 people. Families had about 2.5 people. Some homes had children under 18. Other homes had people living alone, including some who were 65 or older. The average age of people in Dot Lake was 46 years old.
Learning in Dot Lake
Students in Dot Lake attend schools in the Alaska Gateway School District. The main school for the community is Dot Lake School. This school teaches students from kindergarten all the way through 12th grade.
See also
- Dot Lake (Alaska) for kids (in Spanish)
