Alcan Border, also known as Port Alcan, is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,808, down from 7,029 in 2010.
It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its lar ...
in the U.S. state of
Alaska
Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
. Part of the
Unorganized Borough
The Unorganized Borough is composed of the portions of the U.S. state of Alaska which are not contained in any of its 19 organized boroughs. While referred to as the "Unorganized Borough", it is not a borough itself, as it forgoes that level o ...
, Alcan Border is the site of the
Alcan - Beaver Creek Border Crossing, the main U.S.
port of entry
In general, a port of entry (POE) is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has border control, border security staff and facilities to check passports and visas and to inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not impo ...
for people arriving in Alaska by road. The population was 33 at the
2010 census, up from 21 in 2000.
Location and climate
Alcan Border is located at (Sec. 04, T026N, R022E, Copper River Meridian) in the Fairbanks
Recording District. It is just inside the Alaska-
Canada
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border, southeast of
Northway and northwest of
Beaver Creek, Yukon
Beaver Creek is a community in Yukon, Canada. Located at kilometre 1870.6 (historical mile 1202) of the Alaska Highway, southeast of Beaver Creek Airport and close to the Alcan - Beaver Creek Border Crossing, it is Canada's westernmost communit ...
, along the