Northway Junction, Alaska

Northway Junction, Alaska
—  CDP  —
Location of Northway Junction, Alaska
Coordinates: 63°0′23″N 141°46′41″W / 63.00639°N 141.77806°W / 63.00639; -141.77806Coordinates: 63°0′23″N 141°46′41″W / 63.00639°N 141.77806°W / 63.00639; -141.77806
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Southeast Fairbanks
Area
– Total	8.6 sq mi (22.2 km2)
– Land	8.5 sq mi (21.9 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	1,693 ft (516 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	72
– Density	8.5/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
– Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
Area code(s)	907
FIPS code	02-56250
GNIS feature ID	1866965

Northway Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 72 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Northway Junction is located at 63°0′23″N 141°46′41″W / 63.00639°N 141.77806°W / 63.00639; -141.77806 (63.006408, -141.777993)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22 km²), of which, 8.5 square miles (22 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (1.40%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 72 people, 23 households, and 18 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 8.5 people per square mile (3.3/km²). There were 29 housing units at an average density of 3.4/sq mi (1.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 41.67% White, 48.61% Native American, and 9.72% from two or more races. 4.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 23 households out of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.44.

In the CDP the age distribution of the population shows 38.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, . The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,500, and the median income for a family was $63,750. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $36,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,439. There were 11.1% of families and 15.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 20.0% of 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.