[3] Tanacross, initially founded as a telegraph station called Tanana Crossing (also known as St.

The village was initially located on the north bank of the Tanana River.

An airstrip was built on the south bank during the mid-1930s and upgraded for military use during World War II in 1941–42.

In 1972, the town itself relocated south across the river due to water contamination.

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

Tanacross first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Tanana Crossing."

There were 22.6% of families and 33.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 43.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.