Gulkana, Alaska

Geography and climate

Gulkana is located at (62.240213, −145.422883). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 36.5 sqmi, all of it land.

Gulkana has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc).

|Jan record high F = 52 |Feb record high F = 53 |Mar record high F = 54 |Apr record high F = 70 |May record high F = 85 |Jun record high F = 90 |Jul record high F = 97 |Aug record high F = 88 |Sep record high F = 76 |Oct record high F = 69 |Nov record high F = 48 |Dec record high F = 49 |Jan avg record high F = 33.9 |Feb avg record high F = 38.4 |Mar avg record high F = 43.1 |Apr avg record high F = 56.9 |May avg record high F = 71.6 |Jun avg record high F = 80.7 |Jul avg record high F = 80.9 |Aug avg record high F = 76.7 |Sep avg record high F = 65.5 |Oct avg record high F = 53.0 |Nov avg record high F = 36.0 |Dec avg record high F = 34.8 |year avg record high F= 83.0 |Jan avg record low F = -37.9 |Feb avg record low F = -29.4 |Mar avg record low F = -22.9 |Apr avg record low F = -1.2 |May avg record low F = 23.1 |Jun avg record low F = 30.7 |Jul avg record low F = 35.2 |Aug avg record low F = 28.3 |Sep avg record low F = 17.1 |Oct avg record low F = -4.4 |Nov avg record low F = -24.7 |Dec avg record low F = -31.4 |year avg record low F = -42.2 |Jan record low F = -60 |Feb record low F = -65 |Mar record low F = -48 |Apr record low F = -42 |May record low F = 5 |Jun record low F = 22 |Jul record low F = 29 |Aug record low F = 20 |Sep record low F = 2 |Oct record low F = -23 |Nov record low F = -45 |Dec record low F = -65 |Jan dew point C = -27.3 |Feb dew point C = -19.0 |Mar dew point C = -14.8 |Apr dew point C = -6.9 |May dew point C = -2.3 |Jun dew point C = 3.7 |Jul dew point C = 7.0 |Aug dew point C = 5.4 |Sep dew point C = 1.1 |Oct dew point C = -6.5 |Nov dew point C = -18.1 |Dec dew point C = -24.4 |access-date = September 4, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230904081824/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00026425&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |archive-date = September 4, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230904075232/ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00026425.normals.txt |archive-date = 2023-09-04 |url-status = dead |access-date = September 4, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230904051221/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP1/70271.TXT |archive-date = 2023-09-04 |url-status = dead ;Notes:

Demographics

|align-fn=center Gulkana first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1960, it was reported as Gulkana Reservation (separate from nearby Gulkana Airport, also an unincorporated community, which had a population of 32). In 1970, it was returned again as Gulkana. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.

As of the census of 2000, there were 88 people, 33 households, and 19 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2.4 PD/sqmi. There were 43 housing units at an average density of 1.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 26.14% White, 71.59% Native American, and 2.27% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 33 households, 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.3% were married couples living together, 30.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% 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 3.32.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $27,750. Males had a median income of $60,833 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,548. There were 35.3% of families and 40.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 40.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Health

Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.

References

References

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