Tanacross, Alaska
Census-designated place in the United States in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area · Not an incorporated municipality
About Tanacross
Tanacross (Tanacross: Taats’altęy) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tanacross had a population of 144. It hosts an air tanker base.
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How Tanacross is governed
Tanacross appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Tanacross does have local officials.
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Residents of Tanacross
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
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City Manager / Administrator
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Police Chief
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Fire Chief
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 136 in 2010 to 144 in 2020 (+5.9%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 144 |
| 2010 | 136 |
History
Tanacross, initially founded as a telegraph station called Tanana Crossing (also known as St. Timothy's). The name was shortened to Tanacross before 1940. The village was initially located on the north bank of the Tanana River. An airstrip was built on the south bank during the mid-1930s and upgraded for military use during World War II in 1941–42. Thousands of troops deployed through Tanacross during the period. The airfield was closed after the war. In 1972, the town itself relocated south across the river due to water contamination. In 1979, the old village burned due to an uncontrolled grass fire.
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