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Unincorporated community in the state of Alaska, United States

Unincorporated community in Alaska, United States
Poorman
Unincorporated community
Airstrip at Poorman, 1941Airstrip at Poorman, 1941
Poorman is located in AlaskaPoormanPoormanLocation within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 64°5′58″N 155°32′38″W / 64.09944°N 155.54389°W / 64.09944; -155.54389
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census areaYukon-Koyukuk
Government
 • State senatorDonald Olson (D)
 • State rep.Neal Foster (R)
Elevation502 ft (153 m)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
GNIS feature ID1408178

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. 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.

References

  1. ^ "Poorman, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 6.
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