Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska | |
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 Aerial view ofTutakoke Bird Camp, Coast of theBering Sea just south ofHooper Bay, nearChevak, Alaska. | |
 Location within the U.S. state ofAlaska | |
.svg) Alaska's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:62°05′N163°32′W / 62.09°N 163.53°W /62.09; -163.53 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alaska |
| Established | 1980[1][2] |
| Named after | Kusilvak Mountains |
| Largest city | Hooper Bay |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,673 sq mi (50,950 km2) |
| • Land | 17,081 sq mi (44,240 km2) |
| • Water | 2,592 sq mi (6,710 km2) 13.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,278 |
| • Density | 0.44/sq mi (0.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (ADT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
Kusilvak Census Area, formerly known asWade Hampton Census Area, is acensus area located in theU.S. state ofAlaska. As of the2020 census, the population was 8,368,[3] up from 7,459 in 2010.[4] It is part of theUnorganized Borough and therefore has noborough seat. Its largest community is the city ofHooper Bay, on theBering Sea coast.
The census area'sper capita income makes it thefourth-poorest county-equivalent in the United States.[citation needed] In 2014, it had the highest percentage of unemployed people of any county or census area in the United States, at 23.7 percent.[5]
Additionally the area has the largest percentage of indigenous people with 96.9% of the population belonging to an indigenous group.
The census area was originally named forWade Hampton III, aSouth Carolina politician whose son-in-law,John Randolph Tucker, a territorial judge inNome, posthumously named a mining district in western Alaska for him in 1913. The district eventually became the census area, retaining its name. Over the next century, the name became increasingly controversial, withNative residents and others arguing Hampton's name did not represent Alaska and that his personal history as aslave-holdingCivil War general was a blemish on the region.[6] In July 2015, Alaska GovernorBill Walker formally notified theU.S. Census Bureau that the census area was being renamed after theKusilvak Mountains, its highest range.[7]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the census area has a total area of 19,673 square miles (50,950 km2), of which 17,081 square miles (44,240 km2) is land and 2,592 square miles (6,710 km2) (13.2%) is water.[8]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,128 | — | |
| 1970 | 3,917 | 25.2% | |
| 1980 | 4,665 | 19.1% | |
| 1990 | 5,791 | 24.1% | |
| 2000 | 7,028 | 21.4% | |
| 2010 | 7,459 | 6.1% | |
| 2020 | 8,368 | 12.2% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 8,001 | [9] | −4.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790–1960[11] 1900–1990[12] 1990–2000[13] 2010–2020[4] | |||
As of thecensus[14] of 2000, there were 7,028 people, 1,602 households, and 1,296 families residing in the census area. Thepopulation density was 0.35 people per square mile (0.14 people/km2). There were 2,063 housing units at an average density of /sq mi (0/km2). The racial makeup of the census area was 92.53%Native American, 4.74%White, 0.06%Black orAfrican American, 0.10%Asian, 0.03%Pacific Islander, 0.03% fromother races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race. 50.00% of the population reported speakingEnglish at home, while 49.75% spokeCentral Alaskan Yup'ik.[15]
In the 2006 American community survey, the Kusilvak Census Area had the largest increase in Hispanic population since 2000 with a 1572.73% increase.[16]
There were 1,602 households, out of which 59.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% weremarried couples living together, 20.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.10% were non-families. Sixteen percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.38 and the average family size was 4.95.
In the census area 46.60% of the population was under the age of 18 (the highest such percentage among county equivalents in the United States), 9.70% was from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 13.10% from 45 to 64, and 5.00% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years, making the Census Area the youngest county in the United States.[17] For every 100 females, there were 109.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.70 males.
The census area'sper capita income makes it one of thepoorest places in the United States.
| Race(NH = Non-Hispanic) | 2020[18] | 2010[19] | 2000[20] | 1990[21] | 1980[22] |
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| White alone (NH) | 2.1% (173) | 2.7% (199) | 4.7% (330) | 5.9% (342) | 5.1% (236) |
| Black alone (NH) | 0.2% (16) | 0% (1) | 0.1% (4) | 0.2% (12) | 0% (0) |
| American Indian alone (NH) | 95% (7,946) | 94.9% (7,082) | 92.3% (6,486) | 93.2% (5,397) | 94.7% (4,418) |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0.3% (23) | 0.2% (17) | 0.1% (7) | 0.4% (22) | 0% (2) |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (1) | ||
| Other race alone (NH) | 0.2% (14) | 0% (3) | 0% (1) | 0% (1) | 0% (3) |
| Multiracial (NH) | 2.2% (182) | 2% (150) | 2.5% (176) | — | — |
| Hispanic/Latino (any race) | 0.2% (14) | 0.1% (7) | 0.3% (23) | 0.3% (17) | 0.1% (6) |
The most reported detailed ancestries were:[23]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1980 | 366 | 26.41% | 866 | 62.48% | 154 | 11.11% |
| 1984 | 847 | 47.83% | 850 | 48.00% | 74 | 4.18% |
| 1988 | 817 | 52.30% | 681 | 43.60% | 64 | 4.10% |
| 1992 | 759 | 42.78% | 700 | 39.46% | 315 | 17.76% |
| 1996 | 578 | 31.71% | 1,001 | 54.91% | 244 | 13.38% |
| 2000 | 960 | 48.90% | 831 | 42.33% | 172 | 8.76% |
| 2004 | 842 | 49.62% | 753 | 44.37% | 102 | 6.01% |
| 2008 | 906 | 39.89% | 1,269 | 55.88% | 96 | 4.23% |
| 2012 | 390 | 17.50% | 1,715 | 76.97% | 123 | 5.52% |
| 2016 | 405 | 19.71% | 1,215 | 59.12% | 435 | 21.17% |
| 2020 | 569 | 29.18% | 1,209 | 62.00% | 172 | 8.82% |
| 2024 | 579 | 36.88% | 820 | 52.23% | 171 | 10.89% |
Kusilvak Census Area has only backed a Republican for president four times since it was created in 1980.
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