Huslia

Also known as Huslia, Alaska

city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Census area: Yukon-Koyukuk
Incorporated: June 9, 1969
Mayor: S. Joyce Sam
State senator: Click Bishop ( R )
State rep: Mike Cronk (R)
Total: 16.34 sq mi (42.33 km )
Land: 15.78 sq mi (40.88 km )
Water: 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km )
Elevation: 157 ft (48 m)
Density: 19.3/sq mi (7.44/km )
Time zone: UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
Summer dst: UTC-8 (AKDT)
Fips code: 02-34350
Gnis feature id: 1403644 , 2419400

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Huslia
Population: 304
Area: 44.235526
Elevation: 48
Image: Huslia village (1).jpg
Households: 43
Licence plate code: 907

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native label: Ts’aateyhdenaadekk’onh Denh
postal code: 99746
water as percent of area: 3.7766
P8168: Vezhayu
water area: 1.6706
per capita income: 35217
mean age: 31.3
Commons category: Huslia, Alaska

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Huslia (/ˈhuːsliə/; Koyukon: Ts’aateyhdenaadekk’onh Denh [t͡sʼæːtʰəj̊tənætəqʼon̥ tən̥]) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. Rarely known as Hussliakatna, it is inhabited by Koyukuk-hotana Athabascans. As of the 2020 census, Huslia had a population of 304. In January 2025, Huslia became notable for being unusually warm at a time when much of the US was experiencing atypically cold weather due to a polar vortex. Huslia was 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in January 2025 than it typically is that month, which was the largest heat increase in the country.

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