Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska
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of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the population was 7,028. It is part of the unorganized borough
Unorganized Borough
The Unorganized Borough is the part of the U.S. state of Alaska not contained in any of its 18 organized boroughs. It encompasses more than half of Alaska's area, , an area larger than any other US state...
and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community is the city of Hooper Bay
Hooper Bay, Alaska
Hooper Bay or Naparyarmiut is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,014. The Boards of Canada EP Hooper Bay was named after the city....
, on the Bering Sea
Bering Sea
The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves....
coast.
Geography
The census area has a total area of 19669 square miles (50,942.5 km²), of which, 17194 square miles (44,532.3 km²) of it is land and 2476 square miles (6,412.8 km²) of it (12.59%) is water.Adjacent boroughs and census areas
- Nome Census Area, AlaskaNome Census Area, AlaskaNome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome....
- north - Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AlaskaYukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AlaskaYukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,588. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
- east - Bethel Census Area, AlaskaBethel Census Area, AlaskaBethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
- south
National protected area
- Yukon Delta National Wildlife RefugeYukon Delta National Wildlife RefugeThe Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge covering about in southwestern Alaska. It is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, only slightly smaller than the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is a coastal plain extending to the...
(part)- Andreafsky WildernessAndreafsky WildernessAndreafsky Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, it is about in area, and was designated by the United States Congress in 1980.-External links:**...
(part)
- Andreafsky Wilderness
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 7,028 people, 1,602 households, and 1,296 families residing in the census area. The population density
Population density
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was 0.35 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 2,063 housing units at an average density of /sq mi (0/km²). The racial makeup of the census area was 92.53% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 4.74% White
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, 0.06% Black
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or African American
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, 0.10% Asian
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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
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, 0.03% from other races
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, and 2.52% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race. 50.00% of the population reported speaking English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
at home, while 49.75% spoke Yupik
Yupik language
The Yupik languages are the several distinct languages of the several Yupik peoples of western and southcentral Alaska and northeastern Siberia. The Yupik languages differ enough from one another that speakers of different ones cannot understand each other, although they may understand the general...
or "Eskimo" http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=2&county_id=270&mode=geographic&zip=&place_id=&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r.
In the 2006 American community survey, the Wade Hampton Census Area had the largest increase in Hispanic population since 2000 with a 1572.73% increase.
There were 1,602 households out of which 59.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 20.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.10% were non-families. 16.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.38 and the average family size was 4.95.
In the census area the population was spread out with 46.60% under the age of 18 (the highest such percentage among county equivalents in the United States), 9.70% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 13.10% from 45 to 64, and 5.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females there were 109.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.70 males.
The census area's per-capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
makes it one of the poorest places in the United States.
Cities and towns
- AlakanukAlakanuk, AlaskaAlakanuk is a 2nd-class city in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the Unorganized Borough in the western part of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 652....
- ChevakChevak, AlaskaChevak is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 765....
- Chuloonawick
- EmmonakEmmonak, AlaskaEmmonak is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 767.-Geography:Emmonak is located at ....
- Hooper BayHooper Bay, AlaskaHooper Bay or Naparyarmiut is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,014. The Boards of Canada EP Hooper Bay was named after the city....
- KotlikKotlik, AlaskaKotlik is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 591.-Geography:Kotlik is located at...
- MarshallMarshall, AlaskaMarshall is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 349.-Geography:Marshall is located at ....
- Mountain VillageMountain Village, AlaskaMountain Village is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States, located on the Yukon River near the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta...
- Nunam IquaNunam Iqua, AlaskaNunam Iqua, formerly called Sheldon Point, is a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 164....
(formerly Sheldon Point) - Ohogamiut
- Pilot StationPilot Station, AlaskaPilot Station is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 550 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pilot Station is located at ....
- Pitkas PointPitkas Point, AlaskaPitkas Point is a census-designated place in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States...
- Russian MissionRussian Mission, AlaskaRussian Mission is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 296.-Geography:Russian Mission is located at ....
- Scammon BayScammon Bay, AlaskaScammon Bay is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 465.-Geography:...
- St. Mary'sSt. Mary's, AlaskaSt. Mary's is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 500.-Geography:St...