Eareckson Station, Alaska

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Eareckson Station
Coordinates: 52°43′16″N174°06′26″E / 52.72111°N 174.10722°E / 52.72111; 174.10722 Coordinates: 52°43′16″N174°06′26″E / 52.72111°N 174.10722°E / 52.72111; 174.10722
CountryUnited States
State Alaska
Unorganized Borough Aleutians West Census Area
Government
   State senator Lyman Hoffman (D)
   State rep. Bryce Edgmon (I)
Time zone UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-8 (AKDT)

Eareckson Station is a census-designated place (CDP) covering the residential population of Eareckson Air Station on the island of Shemya in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. [1] The population at the 2020 Census was 232. [2]

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1960 124
1970 1,131812.1%
1980 600−46.9%
2020 232
U.S. Decennial Census [3]
2020 [4]

It first appeared as the Shemya Air Force Base in the United States Census from 1960 to 1980. As Shemya in 1960 (an unincorporated military base) and as Shemya (Air Force) Station in 1970. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP). It was dissolved as a CDP in 1990 and did not report separately again until 2020 as Eareckson Station CDP.

2020 census

Eareckson Station CDP, Alaska – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / EthnicityPop 2020 [4] % 2020
White alone (NH)16972.84%
Black or African American alone (NH)2410.34%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)62.59%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)83.45%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)10.43%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2410.34%
Total232100.00%

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References

  1. "Eareckson Station Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. "Eareckson Station CDP, Alaska". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  4. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Eareckson Station CDP, Alaska". United States Census Bureau .