Kotlik, Alaska
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Kotlik
|native_name = {{native name|esu|Qerrulliik}}
{{native name|ru|Котлик}}
| native_name_lang = esu
|settlement_type = City
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|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
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Mary Ann Mike
|leader_title1 = State senator
|leader_name1 = Donny Olson (D)
|leader_title2 = State rep.
|leader_name2 = Neal Foster (D)
|established_title = Incorporated
|established_date = October 28, 1970{{cite book|title=1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs|date=January 1996|page=85}}
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 9.06
|area_land_km2 = 7.75
|area_water_km2 = 1.31
|area_total_sq_mi = 3.50
|area_land_sq_mi = 2.99
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.51
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 655
|population_density_km2 = 84.47
|population_density_sq_mi = 218.77
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|timezone = Alaska (AKST)
|utc_offset = -9
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|utc_offset_DST = -8
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|coordinates = {{coord|63|2|9|N|163|33|37|W|region:US-AK|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = Zip code
|postal_code = 99620
|area_code = 907
|area_code_type = Area code
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 02-41720
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|blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|1404964}}
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Kotlik ({{langx|esu|Qerrulliik}}, {{langx|ru|Котлик}}) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 577, down from 591 in 2000.
Geography
Kotlik is located at {{coord|63.035769|-163.560177|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} Kotlik is located on the east bank of the Kotlik Slough, 35 miles northeast of Emmonak in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|4.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}} of it (17.85%) is water. The climate of Kotlik is subarctic. Temperatures range between -50 and 87. There is an average of 60 inches of snowfall and 16 inches of precipitation annually.
The Yupik village of Bill Moore's Slough is contained within Kotlik.[http://directory.naicja.org/node/681 Village of Bill Moore's Slough, ''National American Indian Court Judges Association]
Demographics
{{update section|date=May 2023|reason=Newer information is available in the 2010 and 2020 census reports}}
{{US Census population
|1880= 8
|1890= 31
|1920= 83
|1930= 14
|1940= 35
|1950= 44
|1960= 57
|1970= 228
|1980= 293
|1990= 461
|2000= 591
|2010= 577
|2020= 655
|2020n={{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}{{failed verification |date=May 2023|reason=No mention of Kotlik at the given link}}
}}
Kotlik first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated Inuit village of 8 residents.{{cite web |title=Statistics of the Population of Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1880}} In 1890, it reported 31 residents, of which 9 were native (presumably Inuit) and 22 were "Creole" (mixed Native and Russian).{{cite web |title=Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890 |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v8-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=Government Printing Office}} It did not report again on the census until 1920. It formally incorporated as a city in 1970.
As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 591 people, 117 households, and 102 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|154.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 139 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 3.55% White, 93.57% Native American, and 2.88% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 117 households, out of which 70.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.8% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.05 and the average family size was 5.48.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 48.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 12.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,750, and the median income for a family was $37,969. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,707. About 18.4% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 25.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
K-12 students attend Kotlik School, operated by the Lower Yukon School District.
Health
Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.{{cite web |url=https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/9/pub/ABC/DryDampCommunities/Local%20Option%20Communities%20-%20Rev%202.25.22.pdf |title=Schedule of Local Option Communities |publisher=Alcoholic Beverage Control Board |accessdate=May 3, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [http://docmeister.bizware.com/manual_index.php/kotlik Kotlik Community Planning]
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