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Living in Tok is a blog about moving to rural Alaska from Anchorage. I'm a mom of a 2-year-old and just love blogging. http://livingintok.wordpress.comYou can also listen to an interview I did on NPR about the temperatures in Tok here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99162528
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Tok, Alaska
Location of Tok, Alaska
Coordinates: 63°19′27″N 143°1′5″W / 63.32417, -143.01806
Country - United States
State - Alaska
Census Area - Southeast Fairbanks
Area
Population (2000)
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
- Total - 132.3 sq mi (342.6 km2)
- Total 1,393
- Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
Tok (pronounced /toʊk/) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census.
There have been Athabascan settlements in the region of what is now Tok (which is pronounced with a long o, like "toke") for many centuries.
The town at the present location of Tok, Alaska began in 1942 as an Alaska Road Commission camp used for construction and maintenance of the Alaska Highway. So much money was spent in the camp's construction and maintenance that it earned the name "Million Dollar Camp" by those working on the highway. In 1947 the first school was opened, and in 1958 a larger school was built to accommodate the many newcomers. In 1995 a new school was opened to provide for the larger community. The U. S. Customs Office was located in Tok between 1947 and 1971, when it was moved to the border with Canada.
In one version, the name Tok is derived from the Athabascan word for "peaceful crossing." The U.S.G.S. notes that the name "Tok River" was in use for the nearby river around 1901, and the Athabascan name of "Tokai" was reported for the same river by Lt. Allen in 1887. In another version, the name is derived from the English words "Tokyo camp," although the major war benefit was supporting the transfer of airplanes to the Soviet Union. Another version claims the name was derived from the canine mascot for one of the Engineer units that built the highways.
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May 5 2009 10:19 PM
~Mimi~
Jan 12 2009 2:23 AM
Stay warm! :)
Lora