Suntrana, Alaska

Unincorporated community in the state of Alaska, United States

Ghost town in Alaska, United States

63°51′15″N 148°50′54″W / 63.85417°N 148.84833°W / 63.85417; -148.84833CountryUnited StatesStateAlaskaBoroughDenaliGovernment

• Borough mayorClay Walker^[1] • State senatorClick Bishop (R) • State rep.Dave Talerico (R)Elevation

1,463 ft (446 m)Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)GNIS feature ID1410410^[2]

Suntrana was an unincorporated community in eastern Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. It is located within the census-designated place of Healy.

It lies off the George Parks Highway south of the city of Anderson, and on the northeastern edge of Denali National Park and Preserve.^[3] Its elevation is 1,463 feet (446 m). Located along the right bank of the Healy River, Suntrana lies 3½ miles (5½ km) east of Healy, the borough seat of the Denali Borough.

The town and mine at Suntrana no longer exist, the site of company housing is now mostly reforested, and little of the mine, power house or old tipple complex remains.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	61	—
1940	78	27.9%
1950	130	66.7%
1960	81	−37.7%
1970	67	−17.3%
1980	56	−16.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Suntrana first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP). In 1990, the CDP was dissolved and was attached to Healy CDP.

References

^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 5.
^ "Suntrana, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 6.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.