Medfra, Alaska

Medfra
Unincorporated community village
Medfra, 1944
Medfra Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 63°06′24″N154°42′51″W / 63.10667°N 154.71417°W / 63.10667; -154.71417
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census area	Yukon-Koyukuk
Government
•  State senator	Lyman Hoffman (D)
•  State rep.	Bryce Edgmon (D)
Population  (2000)
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)

Medfra^{[ pronunciation? ]} is an unincorporated community located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It has no permanent residential population at present.

Geography

Medfra is located on the north bank of the Kuskokwim River, ^[1] about 50 km (31 mi) by air northwest of Nikolai.

History

Medfra may have been a small seasonal camp for Alaska Natives before the arrival of Europeans in Alaska. Early in the 20th century, a trading post and boat landing called "Berrys Landing" were established at Medfra. A post office was open from 1922 to 1955.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	24		—
1950	25		—
1990	0		—
U.S. Decennial Census [2]

Medfra first reported on the 1930 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It did not appear again until 1950. It last appeared on the 1990 census, when it was designated an Alaskan Native Village Statistical Area (ANVSA), but it was uninhabited. It has not appeared on the census since.

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.