Poorman | |
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.jpg) Airstrip at Poorman, 1941 | |
  Poorman Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 64°5′58″N 155°32′38″W / 64.09944°N 155.54389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (R) |
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1408178[1] |
Poorman is an unincorporated community in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, in the Kilbuck-Kuskokwin Mountains. It lies along the left bank of Poorman Creek on an unpaved road 44 miles (71 km) south of the city of Ruby on the Yukon River.[2] Its elevation is 502 feet (153 m). Founded as a gold mining camp in 1913, Poorman possessed a post office from 1915 to 1932. The community's name (given for the nearby Poorman Creek) was officially decided by the Board on Geographic Names in 1944.[1]
