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Country
  
United States

Census Area
  
Valdez-Cordova

FIPS code
  
02-59320

Elevation
  
1,035 m

Area code
  
907

State
  
Alaska

Time zone
  
Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)

GNIS feature ID
  
1866966

Population
  
40 (2010)

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Area
  
824.4 km² (787.4 km² Land / 37.04 km² Water)

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Paxson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 40. It is located on the Richardson Highway at the junction with the Denali Highway.

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Map of Paxson, AK, USA

Geography

Paxson is located at 63°2′43″N 145°36′51″W (63.045307, -145.614117). The two highways which converge there come through two nearby mountain passes, Isabel Pass and Mentasta Pass.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 318.3 square miles (824 km2), of which, 304.0 square miles (787 km2) of it is land and 14.3 square miles (37 km2) of it (4.48%) is water.

Climate

Paxson has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 43 people, 21 households, and 11 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.1 people per square mile (0.1/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 0.4/sq mi (0.1/km²). All residents reported that they were white.

There were 21 households of which six had children under the age of 18 living with them, ten were married couples living together, one had a female householder with no husband present, and nine were non-families. Eight households were made up of individuals and one had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 11 persons under the age of 18, three from 18 to 24, ten from 25 to 44, 14 from 45 to 64, and five who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. There were 20 females and 21 males (including 12 females and 20 males over age 18).

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,500, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $45,625 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,071. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

References

Paxson, Alaska Wikipedia