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<h2 id="geography">Geography</h2> <h2 id="climate">Climate</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="14">Climate data for Goldstream Creek, Alaska, 1991–2020 normals, 2009–2024 extremes: 577ft (176m)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Month</th><th scope="col">Jan</th><th scope="col">Feb</th><th scope="col">Mar</th><th scope="col">Apr</th><th scope="col">May</th><th scope="col">Jun</th><th scope="col">Jul</th><th scope="col">Aug</th><th scope="col">Sep</th><th scope="col">Oct</th><th scope="col">Nov</th><th scope="col">Dec</th><th scope="col">Year</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record high °F (°C)</th><td>40(4)</td><td>38(3)</td><td>54(12)</td><td>69(21)</td><td>85(29)</td><td>90(32)</td><td>87(31)</td><td>90(32)</td><td>73(23)</td><td>66(19)</td><td>44(7)</td><td>39(4)</td><td>90(32)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean maximum °F (°C)</th><td>26.6(−3.0)</td><td>29.4(−1.4)</td><td>41.7(5.4)</td><td>57.5(14.2)</td><td>76.6(24.8)</td><td>82.4(28.0)</td><td>83.1(28.4)</td><td>78.9(26.1)</td><td>67.2(19.6)</td><td>52.9(11.6)</td><td>30.6(−0.8)</td><td>28.2(−2.1)</td><td>79.0(26.1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily maximum °F (°C)</th><td>−2.3(−19.1)</td><td>10.0(−12.2)</td><td>24.2(−4.3)</td><td>44.1(6.7)</td><td>59.9(15.5)</td><td>69.8(21.0)</td><td>70.7(21.5)</td><td>64.0(17.8)</td><td>53.0(11.7)</td><td>32.4(0.2)</td><td>9.2(−12.7)</td><td>1.4(−17.0)</td><td>36.4(2.4)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Daily mean °F (°C)</th><td>−10.4(−23.6)</td><td>−1.1(−18.4)</td><td>7.8(−13.4)</td><td>28.9(−1.7)</td><td>44.5(6.9)</td><td>55.3(12.9)</td><td>57.5(14.2)</td><td>51.5(10.8)</td><td>40.7(4.8)</td><td>22.7(−5.2)</td><td>0.9(−17.3)</td><td>−6.6(−21.4)</td><td>24.3(−4.3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily minimum °F (°C)</th><td>−18.5(−28.1)</td><td>−12.2(−24.6)</td><td>−8.7(−22.6)</td><td>13.7(−10.2)</td><td>29.0(−1.7)</td><td>40.8(4.9)</td><td>44.3(6.8)</td><td>39.0(3.9)</td><td>28.4(−2.0)</td><td>13.0(−10.6)</td><td>−7.4(−21.9)</td><td>−14.5(−25.8)</td><td>12.2(−11.0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean minimum °F (°C)</th><td>−42.0(−41.1)</td><td>−39.1(−39.5)</td><td>−33.1(−36.2)</td><td>−9.9(−23.3)</td><td>18.6(−7.4)</td><td>29.2(−1.6)</td><td>33.2(0.7)</td><td>28.4(−2.0)</td><td>15.4(−9.2)</td><td>−5.1(−20.6)</td><td>−28.1(−33.4)</td><td>−35.3(−37.4)</td><td>−44.2(−42.3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record low °F (°C)</th><td>−55(−48)</td><td>−53(−47)</td><td>−45(−43)</td><td>−35(−37)</td><td>10(−12)</td><td>23(−5)</td><td>27(−3)</td><td>23(−5)</td><td>−1(−18)</td><td>−17(−27)</td><td>−40(−40)</td><td>−47(−44)</td><td>−55(−48)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average <a href="/facts/Precipitation/uq3nGQc8">precipitation</a> inches (mm)</th><td>0.64(16)</td><td>0.51(13)</td><td>0.45(11)</td><td>0.36(9.1)</td><td>0.71(18)</td><td>1.99(51)</td><td>2.74(70)</td><td>2.87(73)</td><td>1.61(41)</td><td>0.87(22)</td><td>0.95(24)</td><td>0.59(15)</td><td>14.29(363.1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average snowfall inches (cm)</th><td>6.4(16)</td><td>12.7(32)</td><td>7.0(18)</td><td>4.1(10)</td><td>0.2(0.51)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>0.0(0.0)</td><td>1.8(4.6)</td><td>4.7(12)</td><td>13.7(35)</td><td>13.6(35)</td><td>64.2(163.11)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="14">Source 1: NOAA<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="14">Source 2: XMACIS2 (records, monthly max/mins & 2010-2023 snowfall)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2> Historical population<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col">Pop.</th><th scope="col">Note</th><th scope="col">%±</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/2020_United_States_census/dTEm5TRr">2020</a></th><td>3,299</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">U.S. Decennial Census<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the census<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> of 2010, there were 3,557 people, 1,579 households, and 884 families residing in the CDP. There were 1,837 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89% <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">White</a>, 0.6% <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">Black</a> or <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">African American</a>, 3.4% <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">Native American</a>, 0.7% <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">Asian</a>, 0.0% <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.7% from <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">other races</a>, and 5.5% from two or more races. 2.5% of the population were <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">Latino</a> of any race. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fox,_Alaska/CcPpz6tn">Fox, Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Steele_Creek,_Alaska/RdCbaSys">Steele Creek, Alaska</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Goldstream Creek, Alaska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved March 19, 2024. <a href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00503368&format=pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00503368&format=pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 19, 2024. <a href="https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/" target="_blank">https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016. <a href="http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html" target="_blank">http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2015. <a href="https://www.census.gov" target="_blank">https://www.census.gov</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>