Olnes
Fairbanks North Star · USGS GNIS name record 1407530
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These Census tracts have reference points near Olnes. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 13 ↗
Fairbanks North Star Borough · AK
- Population
- 6,297
- Median home value
- $366,700
Census tract 12 ↗
Fairbanks North Star Borough · AK
- Population
- 6,558
- Median home value
- $322,700
Census tract 5 ↗
Fairbanks North Star Borough · AK
- Population
- 2,563
- Median home value
- $239,000
Census tract 6 ↗
Fairbanks North Star Borough · AK
- Population
- 3,609
- Median home value
- $239,000
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Olnes ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
16 mi. N of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High.
Mining supply village and former RR. station on the Tanana Valley RR., reported in 1907 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Olness post office was established in 1908, discontinued in 1910, and then reestablished as "Olnes" in 1922; finally discontinued in 1925. According to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) it was named for a miner who spelled his name "Olnes" (complete name not available).
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
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