| Anvik, Alaska Deloy Ges |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
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| - Total | 11. An incorporated place, as defined by the US Census Bureau, is a type of governmental unit incorporated under state law as a city town (except the New England states A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The US state of Alaska is not divided into counties, as are 48 other states but it is divided into boroughs ( Louisiana is divided into parishes Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a Census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (30. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²) |
| - Land | 9. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi (24. 6 km²) |
| - Water | 2. 4 sq mi (6. 3 km²) |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 104 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| - Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Zip code | 99558 |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-03880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1398335 |
Anvik is a village, home to the Deg Hit'an people, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, U.S. The name Anvik, which became the common usage despite multiple names at the time, may have come from early Russian explorers. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Alaska Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting nine hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-9) The UTC−9 time zone is used in French Polynesia Gambier Islands United States (AKST— Alaska Standard Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 907 covers the entire state of Alaska, except for the small southeastern Alaska community of Hyder Alaska, which uses the 250 Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Deg Hit’an (also Deg Xit’an, Deg Hitan, Degexit’an, Kaiyuhkhotana) is a group of Northern Athabascan peoples in Alaska Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a Census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The native name in the Deg Xinag language is Deloy Ges. The Deg Xinag language is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Deg Hit’an peoples in Shageluk and Anvik and at Holy Cross Deloy Ges is the Deg Xinag language name for the village of Anvik, home to the Deg Hit'an people
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History
The original site was on the other side of the Anvik River, but residents gradually moved to where the Anvik Episcopal mission/school and church were constructed in 1887. Anvik River is a 140-mile-long (225 km River in the US state of Alaska. A post office was also erected ten years later. There were two influenza epidemics, first in 1918, and again in 1927, which created many orphans. In Epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people is a classification of a disease that appears as new cases in a Children came from as far away as Fort Yukon to the mission. Fort Yukon is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U The population was reported by Andrei Glazunov to be around 100 in 1834. Andrei Glazunov, a Russian and Alaska native Creole, was the leader of the first Russian expedition to explore and establish trade along the Yukon River Although estimated to have since been over 700, it is currently little over 100 again.
It is also the first checkpoint on the Yukon River for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, when the sled dog race takes a southern route every other year. The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the " Iditarod " is an annual Sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers Sled dogs, known also as sleightman dogs sledge dogs or sleddogs are types of Dogs that are used to pull a wheel-less vehicle The church bell is always rung for the first team that arrives.
Geography
Anvik is located at (62. 655659, -160. 209237)[1], west of the Yukon River at the mouth of the Anvik River. It is 34 miles to the north of Holy Cross. Holy Cross is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. There is a public Anvik Airport (ANV) with a 2960 ft. Anvik Airport is a public Airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the Central business district of Anvik, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk (902 m) gravel runway located one mile southeast of downtown Anvik. The students of Blackwell School have created a clickable interactive map of Anvik.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (30. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²), of which, 9. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 square miles (24. 6 km²) of it is land and 2. 4 square miles (6. 3 km²) of it (20. 44%) is water. It is considered an incorporated place (FIPS 55-3 Class C6). An incorporated place, as defined by the US Census Bureau, is a type of governmental unit incorporated under state law as a city town (except the New England states
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 104 people, 39 households, and 23 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 10. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (4. 2/km²). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 5. 2/sq mi (2. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94 Native American, nine White, and one from other races. One also reported Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
There were 39 households out of which 41. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30. 8% were married couples living together, 25. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41. 0% were non-families. 33. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 67 and the average family size was 3. 43.
In the city the population was spread out with 34 under the age of 15, 6 from 16 to 18, 9 from 18 to 24, 28 from 25 to 44, 19 from 45 to 64, and 8 who were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30. 14 and the median age was 28. 5 years, compared to 32. 4 for the entire state. There were 57 males (35 over 18) and 47 females (29 over 18).
The median annual income for a household in the city was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $18,125. Males had a median income of $0 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,081 (compare $21,587 nationally). Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country Median rent was $263 and monthly housing and mortgage costs were $833. There were 40. 0% of families and 44. 2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 45. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of under eighteens and 50. 0% of those over 64.
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References
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