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Also known as Ruby (Alaska), Ruby, AK, Ruby, Alaska

city in Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Alaska
Census area
Yukon-Koyukuk
Incorporated
September 25, 1973
Mayor
Elizabeth Captain
State senator
Click Bishop ( R )
State rep
Mike Cronk (R)
Total
7.02 sq mi (18.19 km )
Land
7.02 sq mi (18.19 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
249 ft (76 m)
Density
19.8/sq mi (7.64/km )
Time zone
UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
Summer dst
UTC-8 (AKDT)
Fips code
02-65590

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Ruby
Population
139
Area
19.760826
Elevation
76
Image
Ruby riverboats.jpg
Households
46
Licence plate code
907
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postal code
99768
inception
1911-00-00
water as percent of area
0
water area
0
mean age
26.3
native label
Tl'aa'ologhe
Commons category
Ruby, Alaska
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Ruby (Koyukon: Tl'aa'ologhe) is an incorporated town in central western Alaska, situated on the south bank of the Yukon River at the northwesternmost tip of the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge. It is accessible only by boat or air. A formerly sizeable gold-mining and lumbering town servicing the region, Ruby had a population of 139 at the 2020 census, with only a general store and post office remaining as businesses.

It is served by Ruby Airport.

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