Kokhanok, Alaska

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kokhanok, Alaska
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Iliamna, Alaska


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Alaska
subdivision_type2 = Borough
subdivision_name2 = Lake and Peninsula
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area_total_km2 = 55.5
area_land_km2 = 55.2
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 21.4
area_land_sq_mi = 21.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 174
population_density_km2 = 3.1
population_density_sq_mi = 8.2

timezone = Alaska (AKST)
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latd = 59 |latm = 26 |lats = 27 |latNS = N
longd = 154 |longm = 44 |longs = 49 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 99606
area_code = 907
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blank_info = 02-41280
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Kokhanok is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 174.

Geography

Kokhanok is located at coor dms|59|26|27|N|154|44|49|W|city (59.440927, -154.746974)GR|1.

Kokhanok is located on the south shore of Iliamna Lake, 37 km (23 miles) south of Iliamna.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 21.4 square miles (55.5 km²), of which, 21.3 square miles (55.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 174 people, 52 households, and 40 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 8.2 people per square mile (3.1/km²). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 2.8/sq mi (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 8.05% White, 86.78% Native American, 1.15% from other races, and 4.02% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 52 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were married couples living together, 26.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 141.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,583, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,732. About 40.0% of families and 42.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 60.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

The population is a mixture of Aleut, Yupik and Athabaskan. Unlike Iliamna, the sport fishing industry doesn't reach Kokhanok, and the economic activity is based on subsistence hunting and fishing.

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