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Ruby

Alaska · AK · everything worth knowing, kept by neighbors

About Ruby

City in Alaska, United States
1911Established
139Population
7.6 sq miArea
249 ftElevation

Ruby (Koyukon: Tl'aa'ologhe) is an incorporated town in central western Alaska, situated on the south bank of the Yukon River at the northwesternmost tip of the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge. It is accessible only by boat or air. A formerly sizeable gold-mining and lumbering town servicing the region, Ruby had a population of 139 at the 2020 census, with only a general store and post office remaining as businesses. It is served by Ruby Airport.

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