Poorman, Alaska
Unincorporated community in the state of Alaska, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poorman is an unincorporated community in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, in the Kilbuck-Kuskokwin Mountains. It lies along the left bank of Poorman Creek on an unpaved road 44 miles (71 km) south of the city of Ruby on the Yukon River.[2] Its elevation is 502 feet (153 m). Founded as a gold mining camp in 1913, Poorman possessed a post office from 1915 to 1932. The community's name (given for the nearby Poorman Creek) was officially decided by the Board on Geographic Names in 1944.[1]
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Coordinates: 64°5′58″N 155°32′38″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
Government | |
• State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
• State rep. | Neal Foster (R) |
Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1408178[1] |
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