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Fort Greely is a Census-designated Place located in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska . As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 461. GEOGRAPHY Fort Greely is located at 63°54'18" North, 145°33'16" West (63.905016, -145.554566). Fort Greely is located 8 km (5 miles) south of Delta Junction on the Richardson Highway . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 439.6 Km&2 (169.7 Mi&2 ). 438.7 km&2 (169.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.9 km&2 (0.4 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.21% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 461 people, 126 households, and 112 families residing in the CDP. The Population Density was 1.1/km&2 (2.7/mi&2). There were 354 housing units at an average density of 0.8/km&2 (2.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.73% White , 19.74% Black or African American , 1.30% Native American , 1.30% Asian , 1.95% Pacific Islander , 3.69% from Other Races , and 6.29% from two or more races. 15.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 126 households out of which 73.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.2% were Married Couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.1% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.53. In the CDP the population was spread out with 38.6% under the age of 18, 16.1% from 18 to 24, 43.4% from 25 to 44, 2.0% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 115.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $32,969. Males had a median income of $26,544 versus $21,375 for females. The Per Capita Income for the CDP was $12,368. 10.4% of the population and 11.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 10.9% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. HISTORY During World War II , the United States aided Russia against Germany and Japan by sending airplanes and supplies authorized by the Lend-lease act to Russia through Alaska into the Russian Far East. A highway, the Alaska Highway , was built to connect an existing road in Dawson Creek, British Columbia , Canada with the Richardson Highway in Alaska, a distance of 2290 km (1423 miles). The Alaska Highway met the Richardson Highway at Delta Junction, 8 km (5 miles) north on the Richardson Highway from what is now Fort Greely. An air field, Allen Army Airfield, was constructed 6 km (4 miles) south of Delta Junction for use in sending supplies to Russia. After World War II, Fort Greely was built south of the air field. The base and a huge tract of land around it were used for training soldiers for cold weather combat during the Cold War with the former Soviet Union . In the 1980s, the Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Fort Greely was gradually closed. In 1998, the United States government began work on a missile defense installation at Fort Greely. CLIMATE As it is not near the ocean, this area is drier than coastal Alaska and experiences seasonal extremes typical of subarctic areas. The annual precipitation is only 305 mm (12 inches), including 94 cm (37 inches) of snow. The average low temperature in January is −23 °C (−11 °F). The average high during July is +20 °C (+69 °F). Temperature extremes have been recorded from −53 °C to +33 °C (−63 °F to +92 °F). Ft. Greely is mostly sunny in the summer and split between clear and overcast days in the winter. On clear winter nights, the Aurora Borealis can often be seen dancing in the sky. Like all subarctic regions, the months from May to July in the summer have no night, only a twilight during the night hours. The months of November–January have little daylight. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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