Central, Alaska

Geography

Central is located at (65.533461, -144.695650). The elevation is 942 feet. The Steese Highway (Alaska Route 6) does pass through Central.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 249.4 sqmi, of which, 247.9 sqmi of it is land and 1.5 sqmi of it (0.60%) is water.

Climate

Central has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). |Jan record high F = 48 |Feb record high F = 50 |Mar record high F = 53 |Apr record high F = 69 |May record high F = 85 |Jun record high F = 92 |Jul record high F = 91 |Aug record high F = 90 |Sep record high F = 80 |Oct record high F = 68 |Nov record high F = 50 |Dec record high F = 51 |year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 23.3 |Feb avg record high F = 32.1 |Mar avg record high F = 38.5 |Apr avg record high F = 58.1 |May avg record high F = 76.3 |Jun avg record high F = 84.0 |Jul avg record high F = 86.3 |Aug avg record high F = 82.3 |Sep avg record high F = 68.8 |Oct avg record high F = 46.7 |Nov avg record high F = 26.9 |Dec avg record high F = 20.3 |year avg record high F = 86.4

|Jan avg record low F = -49.3 |Feb avg record low F = -42.6 |Mar avg record low F = -33.4 |Apr avg record low F = -14.5 |May avg record low F = 19.3 |Jun avg record low F = 32.7 |Jul avg record low F = 36.6 |Aug avg record low F = 27.5 |Sep avg record low F = 14.5 |Oct avg record low F = -11.8 |Nov avg record low F = -29.8 |Dec avg record low F = -40.6 |year avg record low F = -51.0

|Jan record low F = −69 |Feb record low F = −62 |Mar record low F = −50 |Apr record low F = −30 |May record low F = −1 |Jun record low F = 19 |Jul record low F = 18 |Aug record low F = 13 |Sep record low F = −2 |Oct record low F = −38 |Nov record low F = −55 |Dec record low F = −61 |year record low F =

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Demographics

|align-fn=center Central first appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.

As of the census of 2000, there were 134 people, 67 households, and 33 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.5 PD/sqmi. There were 169 housing units at an average density of 0.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.33% White, 7.46% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 2.99% from other races, and 4.48% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 67 households, out of which 14.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.7% were non-families. 43.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 41.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 135.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 143.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $60,750 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,593. There were 15.8% of families and 22.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 34.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

It was previously served by a school of the Yukon Flats School District.

References

References

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