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Rampart
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
ZipCodes
99767
Page Contents for Rampart, Alaska
History & History-related items
Statistics & Facts
The Alaska state capital is Juneau.
The population of Rampart is approximately 21 (2004), 24 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 46 (2000), 10 (2010).
The amount of land area in Rampart is 604.316 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 21.875 sq kilometers.
The distance from Rampart to Washington DC is 3632 miles.
The distance to the Alaska state capital is 731 miles. (as the crow flies)
Rampart is positioned 65.38 degrees north of the equator and 150.01 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Rampart average annual precipitation is 6.5 inches peryear.
Rampart average annual snowfall is 43.4 inches per year.
Location
about 75 miles upstream from the junction of the Yukon and the Tanana River and 100 miles northwest of Fairbanks. Rampart is on the south bank of the Yukon River. The river is generally frozen over from mid-September through May.Return to Index
Climate
cold and continental arctic with long and harsh winters and short, warm summers. Temperatures in the winter can bottom out at -50 to -60 for days at a time. Summer highs generall run between 65 and 72 though temperatures in the 90s are not unusual.
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History & History Related Items
Rampart began in 1897 as a river supply point for the miners around the Yukon River. When word of a new strike appeared, thousands would throng to the area. Some say Rampart had a population of over 10,000 during the heyday. However, like most boom towns, the prosperity was shortlived. Gold strikes in other areas drew away the fortune seekers and by 1903 the town was basically left with a Native population and many abandoned buildings and homes. By 1917, the population had slightly increased. An agricultural experiment station was created here in 1900 and by 1920 was testing many types of growth in over 90 acres. It closed in 1925. The school closed in 1999 due to declining enrollment. The closure caused the population to decrease even more.
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Attractions
The Rampart Village Council is a federally recognized tribe in Rampart where the population of 91.1% Alaska Native or part Native. The natives are mostly Koyukon Athabascan.
A 3,500 foot long lighted gravel airstrip is the only access year-round. A winter trail leads to the Elliott Highway only in winter.
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Rampart City Government
Baan O Yeel Kon CorporationP.O. Box 74558
Fairbanks, AK 99708
Phone 907-456-6259
Fax 907-456-4486
Rampart Village Council
542 4th Avenue, Suite 207
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone 907-358-3312
Fax 907-358-3115 Rampart
Miscellany
The population of Rampart was:1990 - 68
2000 - 21
2004 - 21 (estimate)
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