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Country
  
United States

Census Area
  
Time zone
  
Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)

Elevation
  
4.9 m

Population
  
507 (2013)

State
  
Alaska

Incorporated
  
May 22, 1967

Area code
  
907

Zip code
  
99662

Local time
  
Thursday 1:04 PM

Scammon Bay, Alaska

Weather
  
-6°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 57% Humidity

How to say or pronounce usa cities scammon bay alaska


Scammon Bay (Marayaaq in Central Yup'ik) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 474. It is named after Charles M Scammon Chief of Marine of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition by William Healey Dall in 1870.

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Map of Scammon Bay, AK, USA

How to say or pronounce usa cities scammon bay alaska


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 465 people, 96 households, and 84 families residing in the city. The population density was 737.8 people per square mile (285.0/km²). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 180.9 per square mile (69.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 1.94% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 96.13% Native American, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 0.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 96 households out of which 66.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.5% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.84 and the average family size was 5.25.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 49.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $25,938. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,719. About 30.2% of families and 37.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

Scammon Bay, Alaska Wikipedia


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