Levelock, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Levelock, Alaska
Native Name:Liivlek
Native Name Lang:esu
Other Name:Kivichakh
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Borough
Subdivision Name2:Lake and Peninsula
Leader Title:Borough mayor
Leader Name:Glen Alsworth, Sr.[1]
Leader Title1:State senator
Leader Name1:Lyman Hoffman (D)
Leader Title2:State rep.
Leader Name2:Bryce Edgmon (I)
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:43.32
Area Land Km2:43.32
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:16.73
Area Land Sq Mi:16.73
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:69
Population Density Km2:1.59
Population Density Sq Mi:4.13
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Elevation Ft:50
Coordinates:59.1103°N -156.8586°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99625
Area Code:907
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-43810
Unit Pref:Imperial

Levelock (Liivlek) is a census-designated place (CDP) along the Kvichak River in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. It was known by the indigenous name of Kivichakh,[3] a variant of Kvichak. At the 2020 census the population was 69,[4] same amount as in 2010.[5]

Geography

Levelock is located at 59.1103°N -156.8586°W (59.110141, -156.858684).[6] It sits on the west bank of the Kvichak River, north of its mouth at Kvichak Bay and by river southwest (downstream) from Igiugig at the outlet of Iliamna Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Levelock CDP has a total area of 31.3km2, all of it land.[5]

Demographics

Levelock first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the native village of "Kivichakh."[7] It did not appear again until 1950, as Levelock. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 122 people, 45 households, and 25 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 8.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 50 housing units at an average density of 3.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.92% White, 89.34% Native American, and 5.74% from two or more races. 2.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 45 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 42.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.96.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 144.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $30,417 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,199. There were 16.7% of families and 24.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 29.7% of under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.

The Tribal Village of Levelock has three key economic drivers: tourism (sport fishing and lodges), a commercial seafood plant scheduled to open 2018-19 and tender services along the major river systems of southwest Alaska. In 2017, the village provided increased transparency of these and other projects.[9]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau. Alaska Municipal League. 2015. 12.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  3. Book: Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. 1968. Scholarly Press. 1075. Kivichakh = Kvichak.
  4. Web site: 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places . Web . State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development . December 5, 2021.
  5. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Levelock CDP, Alaska. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. August 15, 2019. https://archive.today/20200213084757/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0243810. February 13, 2020. dead.
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  7. Web site: Geological Survey Professional Paper. October 31, 2018. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  8. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  9. Web site: How to Win Netent Slots. www.levelock.org.