Tuluksak, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Tuluksak
Native Name:Tuulkessaaq
Native Name Lang:esu
Settlement Type:CDP
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Census Area
Subdivision Name2:Bethel
Leader Title:State senator
Leader Name:Lyman Hoffman (D)
Leader Title1:State rep.
Leader Name1:Conrad McCormick (D)
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:October 28, 1970[1]
Established Title2:Disincorporated
Established Date2:1997[2]
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:7.82
Area Land Km2:7.58
Area Water Km2:0.25
Area Total Sq Mi:3.02
Area Land Sq Mi:2.93
Area Water Sq Mi:0.10
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:444
Population Density Km2:58.59
Population Density Sq Mi:151.74
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Coordinates:61.1025°N -160.9606°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99679
Area Code:907
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-78790
Unit Pref:Imperial

Tuluksak (Tuulkessaaq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 373, down from 428 in 2000.

Geography

Tuluksak is located at 61.1025°N -160.9607°W.[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1sqmi, of which, 3sqmi of it is land and 0.1sqmi of it (2.24%) is water.

Demographics

Tuluksak first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated Inuit village.[5] All 150 residents were Inuit.[6] In 1890, it returned as "Tuluksagmiut." All residents were listed as Native.[7] It did not report again until 1920, when it returned under its original 1880 spelling of Tuluksak. It has returned in every successive census to date. In 1970, it formally incorporated. In 1997, it disincorporated as a city and was reclassified as a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 428 people, 86 households, and 76 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 140.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 93 housing units at an average density of 30.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 5.14% White, 94.16% Native American and 0.70% Asian.

There were 86 households, out of which 53.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.98 and the average family size was 5.37.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.7% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 11.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,563, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,132. About 21.3% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974. Alaska Local Government. XIII. 2. 81. Juneau. Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1974.
  2. Book: Gates. Nancy. The Alaska Almanac. Thirtieth. 2006. Portland. Alaska Northwest Books. 0-88240-652-3. November 19, 2013.
  3. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  5. Web site: Geological Survey Professional Paper. 1949.
  6. Web site: Statistics of the Population of Alaska . United States Census Bureau . 1880.
  7. Web site: Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890 . United States Census Bureau . Government Printing Office.
  8. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.