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Pilot Station (Central Yupik: Tuutalgaq) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 615 at the 2020 census, up from 568 in 2010, and up from 550 in 2000.
Pilot Station
Tuutalgaq | |
|---|---|
  Pilot Station Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 61°56′10″N 162°53′0″W / 61.93611°N 162.88333°W | |
| Country | United 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 | |
• Total | 1.88 sq mi (4.87 km2) |
| • Land | 1.61 sq mi (4.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 615 |
| • Density | 382.94/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 |
Geography
editPilot Station is located at 61°56′10″N 162°53′0″W / 61.93611°N 162.88333°W (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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 103 | — | |
| 1920 | 145 | — | |
| 1930 | 87 | −40.0% | |
| 1940 | 39 | −55.2% | |
| 1950 | 52 | 33.3% | |
| 1960 | 219 | 321.2% | |
| 1970 | 290 | 32.4% | |
| 1980 | 325 | 12.1% | |
| 1990 | 463 | 42.5% | |
| 2000 | 550 | 18.8% | |
| 2010 | 568 | 3.3% | |
| 2020 | 615 | 8.3% | |
| 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
editK-12 students attend Pilot Station School, operated by the Lower Yukon School District.
References
edit- ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 66. January 1974.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". 1949.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.