Livengood, Alaska

Livengood /ˈlaɪvənɡʊd/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States.

The village was founded near the Hudson/Livengood claim as a mining camp during the winter of 1914-1915, when hundreds of people came into the district.

[6] Livengood was the last operating location of the antiquated 2600 Hz telephone trunk system.

Livengood has a dry-winter continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 83% White, 7% Native American, 3% Asian, and 7% from two or more races.

There were no families and 15% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Geologic map of the Livengood District, where Qp are placer workings
Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area map