Circle, Alaska

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Circle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 104, up from 100 in 2000.Circle is 160mi northeast of Fairbanks at the end of the Steese Highway. Circle was named by miners in the late 19th century who believed that the town was on the Arctic Circle, but the Arctic Circle is about 50mi north of Circle.Every February, Circle City hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.Many of the events in John McPhee's non-fiction book, Coming into the Country (1976), occur in Circle.GeographyCircle is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 108.2sqmi, of which 107.7sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi is water.DemographicsCircle first appeared on the 1900 U.S. Census as "Circle City," although it was an unincorporated village. Its name was shortened to Circle for the 1910 census. It was made a census-designated place in 1980.At the 2000 census, there were 100 people, 34 households and 22 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.9 per square mile (0.4/km²). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 0.4 per square mile (0.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 14.00% White, 76.00% Native American, 1.00% from other races, and 9.00% from two or more races. 4.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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