Minto, Alaska

Minto, Alaska
Minto, Alaska
Minto, Alaska
Location of Minto in the state of Alaska, United States
Coordinates: 65°9′28″N 149°22′12″W / 65.15778°N 149.37000°W / 65.15778; -149.37000
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk
Government
  State senatorClick Bishop (R)
  State rep.Mike Cronk (R)
Area
  Total
136.17 sq mi (352.68 km2)
  Land132.61 sq mi (343.45 km2)
  Water3.56 sq mi (9.23 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
150
  Density1.13/sq mi (0.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99758
Area code907
FIPS code02-49530

Minto (Tanana: Menhti) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP is 150, down from 210 in 2010. The name is an anglicized version of the Lower Tanana Athabaskan name Menhti mən̥tʰi, meaning 'among the lakes'. After repeated flooding the village was relocated to its present location in 1969. The former village site is now known as Old Minto.