Womens Bay, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Womens Bay, Alaska
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Alaska
Pushpin Label:Womens Bay
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alaska
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Borough
Subdivision Name2:Kodiak Island
Leader Title:Borough mayor
Leader Name:Jerrol Friend[1]
Leader Title1:State senator
Leader Name1:Gary Stevens (R)
Leader Title2:State rep.
Leader Name2:Louise Stutes (R)
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:114.07
Area Land Km2:113.76
Area Water Km2:0.31
Area Total Sq Mi:44.04
Area Land Sq Mi:43.92
Area Water Sq Mi:0.12
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:743
Population Density Km2:6.53
Population Density Sq Mi:16.92
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Elevation M:333
Elevation Ft:1093
Coordinates:57.7017°N -152.5722°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99615[3]
Area Code:907
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-85680
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1866977
Unit Pref:Imperial

Womens Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 743,[4] up from 719 in 2010.[5] The name is correctly spelled "Womens", without an apostrophe.

Geography

Womens Bay is located at 57.7017°N -152.5723°W.[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 114km2, of which 113.7km2 is land and 0.3km2, or 0.28%, is water.[5]

Demographics

Womens Bay first appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 690 people, 251 households, and 175 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 15.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 269 housing units at an average density of 6.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.80% White, 0.58% Black or African American, 6.09% Native American, 1.45% Asian, and 6.09% from two or more races. 1.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 251 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 2.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $72,083, and the median income for a family was $71,250. Males had a median income of $49,792 versus $40,605 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,746. None of the population was living below the poverty line.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau. Alaska Municipal League. 2015. 11.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  3. Web site: Womens Bay AK ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. February 17, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places . Web . State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development . October 31, 2021.
  5. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Womens Bay CDP, Alaska. https://archive.today/20200210222124/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0285680. dead. February 10, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 21, 2013.
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.