Moose Pass, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Moose Pass, Alaska
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:Kenai Peninsula
Leader Title:Borough mayor
Leader Name:Peter Micciche
Leader Title1:State senator
Leader Name1:Jesse Bjorkman (R)
Leader Title2:State rep.
Leader Name2:Ben Carpenter (R)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:46.31
Area Land Km2:45.88
Area Water Km2:0.43
Area Total Sq Mi:17.88
Area Land Sq Mi:17.71
Area Water Sq Mi:0.17
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:228
Population Density Km2:4.97
Population Density Sq Mi:12.87
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Elevation M:144
Elevation Ft:472
Coordinates:60.4878°N -149.3708°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99631
Area Code:907
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-50190
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1417076
Unit Pref:Imperial

Moose Pass is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 219 at the 2010 census,[2] up from 206 in 2000.

Geography

Moose Pass is located in the north-central part of the Kenai Peninsula at 60.4878°N -149.3708°W (60.487778, -149.370833).[3] Surrounded by the Chugach National Forest, it is located 100miles south of Anchorage by road, and north of Seward on the Seward Highway along Upper Trail Lake. It is bordered to the south by Crown Point.

The CDP extends west 8miles along the Seward Highway to its junction with Alaska Route 1 (the Sterling Highway) at Tern Lake, from which point it is a further west to Soldotna, the borough seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Moose Pass CDP has a total area of 46.3km2, of which 45.9km2 are land and 0.4km2, or 0.94%, are water.[2]

Climate

Moose Pass has a dry-summer continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dsc).

Note

Demographics

Moose Pass first reported on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980. As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 206 people, 84 households, and 51 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 11.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 119 housing units at an average density of 6.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.38% White, 1.46% Black or African American, 5.83% Native American, and 5.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 84 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 151.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 139.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $87,291, and the median income for a family was $85,463. Males had a median income of $61,563 versus $31,563 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,147. None of the families and none of the population were living below the poverty line.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Moose Pass CDP, Alaska. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. January 18, 2019.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.