16-545: The Chitina Tin Shop , also known as Fred's Place and Schaupp's , is a historic retail building on Main Street in Chitina, Alaska . It is a wood-frame structure, two stories in height, with a flat-topped false front in front of a gable roof. The building is 17 feet (5.2 m) wide and 33 feet (10 m) deep. It was built in 1912 by Fred Schaupp, during Chitina's building boom following
32-471: A household in the CDP was $ 26,000, and the median income for a family was $ 28,750. Males had a median income of $ 31,250 versus $ 17,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 10,835. There were 3.3% of families and 12.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 15.4% of those over 64. Athabascans have lived in the area around Chitina for centuries as evidenced by
48-544: A large number of salmon during their spawning runs and Chitina is an accessible and popular place for this activity. In late 1977, jeweler Art Koeninger purchased the Chitina Tin Shop with the intention of turning it into a residence. In 1979, the site, formerly known as Fred's Place and Schaupp's, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and has won two historic preservation grants. It currently houses
64-466: A sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure a country's standard of living . When used to compare income levels of different countries, it is usually expressed using a commonly used international currency, such as the euro or United States dollar . It is one of the three components of the Human Development Index of
80-434: A thriving community by 1914. It had a general store, a clothing store, a meat market, stables, a tinsmith, five hotels, several rooming houses, a pool hall, bars, restaurants, dance halls and a movie theater. From 1933 until the closure of the mines in 1938, the general store was managed by Otto Moses of Des Moines, Washington, recruited by O.A. Nelson. The mines closed in 1938 and the remaining support activities moved to what
96-545: Is land and 11.1 square miles (29 km ) of it (11.62%) is water. Chitina has a continental subarctic climate ( Köppen Dfc). Chitina first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980. As of the census of 2000, there were 123 people, 52 households, and 30 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.5 inhabitants per square mile (0.58/km ). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/km ). The racial makeup of
112-624: Is now the Glennallen area. Chitina became a virtual ghost town. Otto Adrian Nelson, a surveying engineer for the Kennecott Mines, eventually bought up much of the town. He built a unique hydroelectric system that supplied electric power to all his buildings. He also supplied much of the town center with hot and cold running water. Current activity in Chitina revolves around the dipnet fishing for salmon that occurs every summer. Alaskans are allowed to dip
128-746: The 2010 census the population was 126, up from 123 in 2000. Chitina is located on the west bank of the Copper River at its confluence with the Chitina River on the Edgerton Highway , and junction with the McCarthy Road. It is 85 km (53 mi) southeast of Copper Center and 106 km (66 mi) southeast of Glennallen . It is outside the western boundary of the Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve . In 1945, work had begun to convert
144-542: The Spirit Mountain Artworks . Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both
160-405: The CDP was 51.22% White , 33.33% Alaskan Native , and 15.45% from two or more races. There were 52 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who
176-631: The CR&;NW railroad line, from Cordova to Kennicott, into a highway, but work halted with the 1964 Good Friday earthquake , leaving a significant gap between Chitina and the Million Dollar Bridge near Cordova. The rail route from Chitina to Kennicott is a roadway, the McCarthy Road. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 95.8 square miles (248 km ), of which, 84.6 square miles (219 km ) of it
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#1732855626432192-530: The archaeological sites south and east of Chitina. Before 1900, Chitina was the site of large village whose population was slowly decimated by the influx of people, disease and conflicts. Copper ore was discovered in about 1900 along the northern edge of the Chitina River valley. This brought a rush of prospectors and homesteaders to the area. Stephen Birch homesteaded the site in 1908. The Copper River and Northwestern Railway enabled Chitina to develop into
208-421: The arrival of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway . The building is one of only a few surviving tin shops (essentially a metalworking facility) in the state. The first floor was occupied by the workshop, while living quarters were above. Following the closing of the railroad in 1938, the building has seen a variety of other uses. The building has been restored, and now houses an art gallery. The building
224-455: The country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure
240-448: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.07. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males. The median income for
256-639: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. This article about a property in Alaska on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chitina, Alaska Chitina ( Ahtna Athabascan Tsedi Na ' [tʃɛ.diː.näʔ] < tsedi " copper " + na ' " river ") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Copper River Census Area , Alaska , United States . At
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