Napaskiak, Alaska
{{distinguish|Napakiak, Alaska}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Napaskiak
|native_name = Napaskiaq
| native_name_lang = esu
|settlement_type = City
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|image_skyline = Napaskiak houses and buildings.jpg
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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 = Bethel
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Timothy Jacob{{Cite book|title=2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|year=2015|page=106}}
|leader_title1 = State senator
|leader_name1 = Lyman Hoffman (D)
|leader_title2 = State rep.
|leader_name2 = Conrad McCormick (D)
|established_title = Incorporated
|established_date = October 27, 1971{{cite journal|title=Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974|journal=Alaska Local Government|volume=XIII|issue=2|page=55|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs|date=January 1974}}
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|area_total_km2 = 8.22
|area_land_km2 = 7.51
|area_water_km2 = 0.71
|area_total_sq_mi = 3.17
|area_land_sq_mi = 2.90
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.27
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 509
|population_density_km2 = 67.77
|population_density_sq_mi = 175.52
|timezone = Alaska (AKST)
|utc_offset = -9
|timezone_DST = AKDT
|utc_offset_DST = -8
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|elevation_m = 1
|elevation_ft = 3
|coordinates = {{coord|60|42|25|N|161|45|39|W|region:US-AK|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = Zip code
|postal_code = 99559
|area_code = 907
|area_code_type = Area code
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 02-52720
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|1406834}}
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Napaskiak ({{langx|esu|Napaskiaq}}) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 405, up from 390 in 2000.
Geography
Napaskiak is located at {{coord|60.706929|-161.760961|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|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|3.5|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} of it (9.14%) is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 196
|1890= 97
|1940= 67
|1950= 121
|1960= 154
|1970= 188
|1980= 244
|1990= 328
|2000= 390
|2010= 405
|2020= 509
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
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Napaskiak first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Yupik village of "Napaskiagamute."{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=Napaskiak&pg=PA49 | title=Geological Survey Professional Paper| year=1949}} All 196 residents were Yupik.{{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 returned as "Napaskeagamiut." All residents that year also were native.{{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 appear on the census again until 1940, under the present spelling of Napaskiak. In 1950 and 1960, it was returned under the spelling of "Napaiskak." The spelling was reverted to the prior Napaskiak in 1970. It was formally incorporated the following year (1971).
As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 390 people, 82 households, and 70 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|112.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 95 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 1.54% White, 97.44% Native American, 0.26% Asian, and 0.77% from two or more races. 0.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 82 households, out of which 56.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.76 and the average family size was 5.24.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 43.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 11.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,806, and the median income for a family was $32,083. Males had a median income of $25,469 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,162. About 16.9% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Lower Kuskokwim School District operates the Zacharias John Williams Memorial School, PreK-12. {{As of|2018}} it has 155 students, with 90% classified as learners of English as a second language, 85% are on free or reduced lunch programs, and the majority are of Central Yupik Eskimo origins; that year only two students were not Yupik. That year the school had 34 employees, with four of them being native Alaskans; the employees included 16 teachers. The current building opened in October 2016, and the original building opened in 1982.[http://napaskiak.lksd.org/about/z__j__williams_memorial_school Z.J. Williams Memorial School]." Zacharias John Williams Memorial School. Retrieved on July 13, 2018.
References
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External links
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{{Bethel Census Area, Alaska}}
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