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Twin Hills, Alaska

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Country
  
United States

Census Area
  
Dillingham

FIPS code
  
02-79780

Population
  
74 (2010)

State
  
Alaska

Time zone
  
Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)

Elevation
  
3 m

Area code
  
907

Twin Hills, Alaska

Area
  
59.83 km² (59.05 km² Land / 78 ha Water)

Twin Hills (Ingricuar in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 74 at the 2010 census.

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Map of Twin Hills, AK 99678, USA

Geography

Twin Hills is located at 59°4′41″N 160°17′4″W (59.077924, -160.284513), at the northeast end of Togiak Bay and adjacent to the city of Togiak.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.1 square miles (59.7 km2), of which 22.8 square miles (59.0 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2), or 1.15%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 69 people, 24 households, and 18 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3.2 people per square mile (1.2/km²). There were 33 housing units at an average density of 1.5/sq mi (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 5.80% White, 84.06% Native American, and 10.14% from two or more races.

There were 24 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.2% were married couples living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP, the population was spread out with 36.2% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $20,625. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,856. There were 22.2% of families and 27.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 61.5% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

It is served by the Twin Hills School of the Southwest Region School District.

References

Twin Hills, Alaska Wikipedia