Delta Junction

Also known as Delta Junction, Alaska

city in Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Founded: July 17, 1957 ( 1957-07-17 )
Incorporated: December 19, 1960 ( 1960-12-19 )
Type: Mayor–Council
Mayor: Igor Zaremba ( I )
Total: 13.90 sq mi (36.00 km )
Land: 13.88 sq mi (35.95 km )
Water: 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
Elevation: 1,158 ft (353 m)
Density: 66.1/sq mi (25.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
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Article

Delta Junction (Russian: Делта-Джанкшен; Ukrainian: Делта-Джанкшен, romanized: Delta Dzhankshen) is a city in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 918. The city is located a short distance south of the confluence of the Delta River with the Tanana River, which is at Big Delta. It is about 99 mi (160 km) south of Fairbanks. Native inhabitants are Tanana Athabaskans.

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