Pilot Station, Alaska

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Pilot Station
Tuutalgaq
City
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Pilot Station
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 61°56′10″N162°53′0″W / 61.93611°N 162.88333°W / 61.93611; -162.88333
CountryUnited States
State Alaska
Census Area Kusilvak
Incorporated October 6, 1969 [1]
Government
 •  Mayor Nicky Myers
 •  State senator Donny Olson (D)
 •  State rep. Neal Foster (D)
Area
[2]
 • Total1.88 sq mi (4.87 km2)
 • Land1.61 sq mi (4.16 km2)
 • Water0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total615
 • Density382.94/sq mi (147.86/km2)
Time zone UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99650
Area code 907
FIPS code 02-60750
GNIS feature ID 1407993

Pilot Station (Central Yupik : Tuutalgaq) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 615 at the 2010 census, up from 568 in 2010, and up from 550 in 2000.

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Geography

Pilot Station is located at 61°56′10″N162°53′0″W / 61.93611°N 162.88333°W / 61.93611; -162.88333 (61.936050, -162.883403), [3] on the northern bank of the lower Yukon River, approximately eighty miles ('as the crow flies') from the Bering Sea.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (25.55%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 103—
1920 145—
1930 87−40.0%
1940 39−55.2%
1950 5233.3%
1960 219321.2%
1970 29032.4%
1980 32512.1%
1990 46342.5%
2000 55018.8%
2010 5683.3%
2020 6158.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Pilot Station first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Eskimo (Yup'ik) village of "Ankahchagmiut." [5] It did not report again until 1920, then as Pilot Station. It formally incorporated in 1969.

At the 2020 census, [6] there were 615 people, 152 households and 73 families residing in the city. The population density was 326.2 inhabitants per square mile (125.9/km2). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 74.7 per square mile (28.8/km2). The racial makeup was 97.7% Native American (Yup'ik), 1.3% White and 2.1% from two or more races.

There were 152 households, of which 61.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no partner present, 5.3% had a male with no partner present. 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

41.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 58.5% from 18 and over, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24.4 years. There were 299 females, and 316 males.

{The median household income was $31,071 and the median family income was $27,411. Males had a median income of $27,917 and females $16,667. The per capita income was $7,311. About 25.3% of families and 28.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 28.1% of those age 65 or over.} [2000 data]

Education

K-12 students attend Pilot Station School, operated by the Lower Yukon School District.

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References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 66. January 1974.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". 1949.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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