Cantwell, Alaska
Cantwell, Alaska
Yidateni Na’ | |
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Town of Cantwell, Alaska. Tracks for the Alaska Railroad run through the foreground. | |
Location in Denali Borough and the state of Alaska. | |
| Coordinates: 63°23′17″N 148°54′1″W / 63.38806°N 148.90028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Denali |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Clay Walker |
| • State senator | Mike Shower (R) |
| • State rep. | Kevin McCabe (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 119.37 sq mi (309.16 km2) |
| • Land | 119.02 sq mi (308.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,190 ft (670 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 200 |
| • Density | 1.68/sq mi (0.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−09:00 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−08:00 (AKDT) |
| ZIP Code | 99729 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-10150 |
Cantwell (Yidateni Na’ in Ahtna Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 200.
Cantwell is the western terminus of the Denali Highway. Once an Alaska Railroad flag stop at the junction with the Denali Highway, it was founded off the Parks Highway.