Hughes, Alaska

Hughes
Hut’odlee Kkaakk’et
City
Hughes

Location in Alaska

Coordinates: 66°2′39″N 154°15′25″W / 66.04417°N 154.25694°W / 66.04417; -154.25694Coordinates: 66°2′39″N 154°15′25″W / 66.04417°N 154.25694°W / 66.04417; -154.25694
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area Yukon-Koyukuk
Incorporated October 30, 1973[1]
Government
  Mayor Wilmer Beetus[2]
  State senator Donald Olson (D)
  State rep. Benjamin Nageak (D)
Area
  Total 3.1 sq mi (8 km2)
  Land 3.1 sq mi (8 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 377 ft (115 m)
Population (2007)[3]
  Total 70
  Density 25.2/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
  Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code 99745
Area code 907
FIPS code 02-33910

Hughes (Hut’odlee Kkaakk’et in Koyukon) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 78 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
194032
19504953.1%
19606940.8%
198073
199054−26.0%
20007844.4%
201077−1.3%
Est. 201577[4]0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

The majority of the town's population are ethnic Koyukon, Alaskan Athabaskans. Some of the town's population, as of the 1970s, spoke the Central Dialect of the Koyukon language.[6]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 78 people, 26 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density was 25.2 people per square mile (9.7/km²). There were 39 housing units at an average density of 12.6 per square mile (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 10.26% White, 78.21% Native American, 10.26% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 10.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 26 households out of which 50.0% 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 30.8% were non-families. 30.8% 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 3.00 and the average family size was 3.67.

In the city the age distribution of the population shows 39.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $90,957 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,193. There were 21.1% of families and 28.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 28.6% of under eighteens and 28.6% of those over 64.

Education

The Yukon-Koyukuk School District operates the Johnny Oldman School in Hughes.[8]

References

  1. "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. XIII (2): 41. January 1974.
  2. 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 75.
  3. "Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Alaska". United States Census Bureau. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  4. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. Junior Dictionary for Central Koyukon Athabaskan, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Jones, Eliza (author), 1978, pg.7 http://www.uafanlc.arsc.edu/data/Online/KO972J1978i/koyukon%20junior%20dictionary.pdf
  7. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. "Johnny Oldman School, Hughes." Yukon-Koyukuk School District. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
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