Chiniak, Alaska

Chiniak Cing’iyak
—  CDP  —
Chiniak Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 57°36′38″N 152°11′59″W / 57.61056°N 152.19972°W / 57.61056; -152.19972Coordinates: 57°36′38″N 152°11′59″W / 57.61056°N 152.19972°W / 57.61056; -152.19972
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kodiak Island
Area
- Total	40.7 sq mi (105.4 km2)
- Land	40.5 sq mi (104.9 km2)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	50
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
- Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
Area code(s)	907
FIPS code	02-13860
GNIS feature ID	1866935

Chiniak's Post Office

Chiniak (Cing’iyak in Alutiiq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 50 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Chiniak is located at 57°36′38″N 152°11′59″W / 57.61056°N 152.19972°W / 57.61056; -152.19972 (57.610603, -152.199817)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 40.7 square miles (105 km²), of which, 40.5 square miles (105 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (0.42%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 50 people, 24 households, and 13 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.2 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 32 housing units at an average density of 0.8/sq mi (0.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.00% White, 2.00% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 6.00% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. 8.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 24 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, and 41.7% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 14.0% from 25 to 44, 56.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 194.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 173.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $14,167, and the median income for a family was $75,067. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,211. There were no families and 20.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.