Stebbins, Alaska

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Stebbins
Tapraq (Central Yupik)
Tapqaq (Inupiaq)
City
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Stebbins
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 63°30′43″N162°16′29″W / 63.51194°N 162.27472°W / 63.51194; -162.27472
CountryUnited States
State Alaska
Census Area Nome
Incorporated July 15, 1969 [1]
Government
 •  Mayor Ward Walker. [2]
 •  State senator Donald Olson (D)
 •  State rep. Neal Foster (D)
Area
[3]
 • Total
34.13 sq mi (88.39 km2)
 • Land32.61 sq mi (84.45 km2)
 • Water1.52 sq mi (3.94 km2)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
634
 • Density19.44/sq mi (7.51/km2)
Time zone UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99671
Area code 907
FIPS code 02-72960
GNIS feature ID 1410158

Stebbins (Central Yupik : Tapraq, Inupiaq : Tapqaq; Atqa.wik) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 556, up from 547 in 2000.

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Geography

Stebbins is located at 63°30′43″N162°16′29″W / 63.51194°N 162.27472°W / 63.51194; -162.27472 (63.511893, -162.274632), [4] on the north side of St. Michael Island, which is on the south side of the Norton Sound in western Alaska.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.9 square miles (96 km2), of which, 35.2 square miles (91 km2) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) of it (4.71%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1940 98—
1950 11517.3%
1960 15837.4%
1970 23146.2%
1980 33143.3%
1990 40020.8%
2000 54736.8%
2010 5561.6%
2020 63414.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Stebbins first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated in 1969.

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 547 people, 123 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was 15.6 inhabitants per square mile (6.0/km2). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 3.8 per square mile (1.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 5.12% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 93.97% Native American, and 0.73% from two or more races.

Of the 123 households, 64.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.45 and the average family size was 4.86.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 47.2% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 13.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $28,214. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,249. About 40.4% of families and 41.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.5% of those under age 18 and 33.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Stebbins is served by the Bering Strait School District. The Tukurngailnguq School served grades K through 12, and was the only school in town when it burned down on June 26, 2024. [7] The Alaska Department of Public Safety released an incident report on the fire, but it did not identify the cause of the blaze. [8] Students are being bussed to nearby St. Michel to attend school there while a replacement school is built. [9]

City government

A July 2019 report revealed that all city police officers, including the chief of police, have lengthy criminal records (including domestic violence), and only one has any training. [10]

History

A Russian fort, Redoubt St. Michael, was built at nearby St. Michael by the Russian-American Company in 1833. The name Stebbins was first recorded in 1900; the Yupik name for the village is Tapraq. The first census in the area, in 1950, listed 80 Yupiks residing in Stebbins. The city was incorporated in 1969.

The Stebbins economy depends on commercial fishing, for herring and other fish, and subsistence fishing, gardening and hunting, supplemented by part-time wage earnings. Hunting is for seal, walrus, caribou, and beluga whale. The city government and school of about 200 students provide the only full-time positions.

The Stebbins/St. Michael Reindeer Corral Project was completed in 1993 for a herd on Stuart Island, just north of Stebbins. The reindeer are currently unmanaged.

In September 2022, a storm caused significant flooding and property damage. [11] A November 2022 fire destroyed the town's only store. [12] In June 2024, a fire broke out in a shop close to the Tukurngailnguq School. The shop, the school, and several other nearby buildings were destroyed. [13]

Notable people

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  2. ↑ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 150.
  3. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ↑ Townsend, Ben (June 27, 2024). "Fire destroys Stebbins school and surrounding buildings". KNOM, Alaska Public Media. Archived from the original on October 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ Townsend, Ben (September 30, 2024). "Incident Report Detailing Stebbins School Fire Released". KNOM. Archived from the original on October 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ Lionas, Anna (July 27, 2024). "Stebbins remains steadfast in rebuilding after school fire". The Nome Nugget. Archived from the original on October 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ "The Village Where Every Cop Has Been Convicted of Domestic Violence". July 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ "'Stebbins is resilient': Eastern Norton Sound communities recovering from storm damage". Alaska Public Media. September 21, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Fire destroys the only grocery store and fuel source in Stebbins". Alaska Public Media. November 30, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
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  14. ↑ Shallenberger, Krysti (November 19, 2018). "Bethel remembers Mary Ciuniq Pete". Alaska Public Media . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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