Tetlin, Alaska

Unincorporated
Population: 132
Village Council: 907-324-2130

Tetlin is located along the Tetlin River, between Tetlin Lake and the Tanana River, 20 miles southeast of Tok. It lies in the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. Two trading posts were opened in the village during the 1920s by John Hajdukovich and W.H. Newton. A school was constructed in 1929, and a post office was opened in 1932. The school, tribe, clinic, store and post office most of the employment. Many residents engage in trapping or making handicrafts for sale.