Donnelly
Unincorporated community
Donnelly is located in Alaska
Donnelly
Donnelly
Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 63°40′25″N 145°53′0″W / 63.67361°N 145.88333°W / 63.67361; -145.88333
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census areaSoutheast Fairbanks
Government
 • State senatorMike Dunleavy (R)
 • State rep.George Rauscher (R)
Elevation
1,785 ft (544 m)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
GNIS feature ID1401340[1]

Donnelly is an unincorporated community in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. Its elevation is 1,785 feet (544 m). Located along the Richardson Highway 26 miles (42 km) south of Delta Junction, it was founded around 1904 as a telegraph station between Chitina and Fairbanks.[1] Donnelly's buildings during its early years were log constructed.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19707—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Donnelly was incorporated as a city on December 15, 1960, too late to appear on the 1960 U.S. Census. It appeared once on the 1970 census with just seven residents.[4] On March 7, 1974, it was dissolved as an inactive city (i.e. due to very low population).[5] It has not appeared on the census since.

References

  1. ^ a b "Donnelly, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Donnelly telegraph station, Alaska's Digital Archives, University of Alaska Anchorage, picture taken c. 1910-1920. Accessed 2008-09-16.
  3. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Bureau of the Census (January 1973). "1970 Census of Population - Characteristics of the Population - Alaska" (PDF).
  5. ^ "City Governments in Alaska that been dissolved or otherwise ceased to exist" (PDF). State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. April 29, 2015.


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