Pilot Station, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Pilot Station
Native Name:Tuutalgaq
Native Name Lang:esu
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alaska
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Census Area
Subdivision Name2:Kusilvak
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Nicky Myers
Leader Title1:State senator
Leader Name1:Donny Olson (D)
Leader Title2:State rep.
Leader Name2:Neal Foster (D)
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:October 6, 1969[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:4.87
Area Land Km2:4.16
Area Water Km2:0.71
Area Total Sq Mi:1.88
Area Land Sq Mi:1.61
Area Water Sq Mi:0.28
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:615
Population Density Km2:147.86
Population Density Sq Mi:382.94
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Elevation M:10
Elevation Ft:33
Coordinates:61.9361°N -162.8833°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99650
Area Code:907
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-60750
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Unit Pref:Imperial

Pilot Station (Tuutalgaq) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 615 at the 2010 census, up from 568 in 2010, and up from 550 in 2000.

Geography

Pilot Station is located at 61.9361°N -162.8833°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 2.3sqmi, of which 1.7sqmi is land and 0.6sqmi (25.55%) is water.

Demographics

Pilot Station first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Eskimo (Yup'ik) village of "Ankahchagmiut."[4] It did not report again until 1920, then as Pilot Station. It formally incorporated in 1969.

At the 2020 census,[5] there were 615 people, 152 households and 73 families residing in the city. The population density was 326.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 152 housing units at an average density of 74.7sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.

[2000 data]

Education

K-12 students attend Pilot Station School, operated by the Lower Yukon School District.

Notes and References

  1. Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974 . Alaska Local Government . XIII . 2 . 66 . Juneau . . January 1974.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files . United States Census Bureau . October 29, 2021.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. . April 23, 2011 . February 12, 2011 .
  4. Web site: Geological Survey Professional Paper . 1949.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. . January 31, 2008 .