Wiseman. Wiseman is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The full time resident population is 12 as of 2022. Wiseman is a small mining community along the Middle Fork Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range. Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Photo: Scott McMurren, CC BY 2.0. Ukraine is facing …