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History · Alatna

Half of Alatna’s homes were built after 1995

Most of Alatna was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Bill Raften, US Fish & Wildlife Service · Public domain
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

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