| Official Name: | Fox, Alaska |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type2: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fairbanks North Star |
| Leader Title: | Borough mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bryce J. Ward |
| Leader Title1: | State senator |
| Leader Name1: | Robert Myers (R) |
| Leader Title2: | State rep. |
| Leader Name2: | Frank Tomaszewski (R) |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 33.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 33.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 12.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 12.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 406 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.07 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
| Utc Offset: | -9 |
| Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
| Elevation M: | 229 |
| Elevation Ft: | 751 |
| Coordinates: | 64.9539°N -147.6283°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 99712 |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 02-26870 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1402342 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 31.25 |
Fox is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 417,[2] up from 300 in 2000.
Fox is located at (64.953979, -147.628325),[3] on the bank of Fox Creek as it enters Goldstream Creek Valley, 10miles northeast of Fairbanks. Steese Highway and Elliott Highway intersect in Fox.
Established as a mining camp in the early 1900s, Fox functions as a bedroom community today and most residents work in nearby Fairbanks or at Fort Knox Gold Mine to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 33.9km2, all of it land.[2]
Fox first appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It did not appear again until 1980 when it was made a census-designated place (CDP).
As of 2007,[4] there were 353 people, 119 households, and 71 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 22.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 159 housing units at an average density of 11.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.67% White, 8.00% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 1.33% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 119 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,176, and the median income for a family was $64,107. Males had a median income of $39,297 versus $22,273 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,689. None of the families and 8.7% of the population were living below the poverty line.
Fox is home to several restaurants popular with Fairbanksans. One of these, the Howling Dog Saloon, was originally situated in Ester, but moved to Fox in the early 1970s. Across from this saloon is the Silver Gulch Breweryhttp://www.ptialaska.net/~gbrady/pages/main.html. The Turtle Club restaurant and bar is nearby. There is also a small general store/gas station.