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Port Alsworth, Alaska
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Port Alsworth, Alaska |
| settlement_type | Census-designated place |
| image_skyline | File:Port Alsworth.jpg |
| image_caption | Port Alsworth |
| pushpin_map | Alaska#North America#Earth |
| pushpin_relief | true |
| pushpin_label | Port Alsworth |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Alaska |
| subdivision_type2 | Borough |
| subdivision_name2 | Lake and Peninsula |
| leader_title | Borough mayor |
| leader_name | Glen Alsworth, Sr. |
| leader_title1 | State senator |
| leader_name1 | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| leader_title2 | State rep. |
| leader_name2 | Bryce Edgmon (I) |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 58.81 |
| area_land_km2 | 58.43 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.39 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 22.71 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 22.56 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.15 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 186 |
| population_density_km2 | 3.18 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 8.25 |
| timezone | Alaska (AKST) |
| utc_offset | -9 |
| timezone_DST | AKDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -8 |
| elevation_m | 77 |
| elevation_ft | 253 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | ZIP code |
| postal_code | 99653 |
| area_code | 907 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 02-62620 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 1408208 |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
Port Alsworth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. It is 165 mi by air southwest of Anchorage. Its population was 186 at the 2020 census, up from 159 in 2010. It is the most populated community in the borough.
Port Alsworth was founded in 1950 by Babe Alsworth (1909-2004), a missionary and bush pilot, and Mary Alsworth (1923-1996), who was the town's first postmaster. Port Alsworth is located on private land within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and is the site of the national park's field headquarters.
Samaritan's Purse operates a lodge for wounded United States military veterans located in the town for "Operation Heal Our Patriots" (OHOP). There is a summer camp there called "Tanalian Bible Camp" where youth, ages 8–19, from the surrounding villages can attend. From the summer of 2013 to the spring of 2014, the local Tanalian School underwent renovation and a dearly needed expansion. The renovation tripled school square footage, bought new furniture, and doubled the size of the gym. Lake Clark Resort, a private resort in Port Alsworth, operates The Farm Lodge, which is open from June to October (depending on weather conditions).
Geography
Port Alsworth is located in northern Lake and Peninsula Borough at (60.208281, -154.306586). It sits on the south shore of Lake Clark at the mouth of the Tanalian River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 58.8 km2, of which 58.65 km2 are land and 0.16 km2, or 0.27%, are water.
Climate
Port Alsworth has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
|Jan avg record high F = 45.3 |Feb avg record high F = 45.8 |Mar avg record high F = 47.8 |Apr avg record high F = 58.1 |May avg record high F = 71.6 |Jun avg record high F = 78.3 |Jul avg record high F = 80.4 |Aug avg record high F = 76.7 |Sep avg record high F = 66.4 |Oct avg record high F = 56.6 |Nov avg record high F = 46.8 |Dec avg record high F = 45.0 |year avg record high F = 82.3
|Jan avg record low F = -23.2 |Feb avg record low F = -19.7 |Mar avg record low F = -11.8 |Apr avg record low F = 8.0 |May avg record low F = 27.2 |Jun avg record low F = 36.6 |Jul avg record low F = 43.4 |Aug avg record low F = 37.0 |Sep avg record low F = 27.8 |Oct avg record low F = 14.1 |Nov avg record low F = -2.1 |Dec avg record low F = -13.3 |year avg record low F = -30.1
|Jan record high F = 58 |Feb record high F = 55 |Mar record high F = 59 |Apr record high F = 70 |May record high F = 85 |Jun record high F = 90 |Jul record high F = 91 |Aug record high F = 87 |Sep record high F = 77 |Oct record high F = 66 |Nov record high F = 56 |Dec record high F = 53 |year record high F = |Jan record low F = -53 |Feb record low F = -55 |Mar record low F = -50 |Apr record low F = -18 |May record low F = 13 |Jun record low F = 20 |Jul record low F = 25 |Aug record low F = 22 |Sep record low F = 13 |Oct record low F = -7 |Nov record low F = -24 |Dec record low F = -48 |year record low F = | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230517022341/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00507570&format=pdf | archive-date = May 17, 2023
Demographics
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Port Alsworth first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Tanalian Point". It next appeared on the 1960 census with its present name of Port Alsworth. It did not reappear again until 1990, when it was named a census-designated place (CDP).
As of the census of 2000 there were 104 people, 34 households, and 24 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4.6 PD/sqmi. There were 70 housing units at an average density of 3.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.88% White, 4.81% Native American, and 17.31% from two or more races. There were 34 households, out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.5% 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 3.06 and the average family size was 3.64.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 41.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 3.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,750.00, and the median income for a family was $62,083. Males had a median income of $50,417 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,716. There were no families and 6.0% of the population lived below the poverty line; of those no one was under eighteen and none over 64.
Transportation
Air taxis serve the private Port Alsworth Airport and the public Wilder/Natwick LLC Airport.
References
References
- (2015). "2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory". Alaska Municipal League.
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places". State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
- "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Port Alsworth CDP, Alaska". U.S. Census Bureau.
- "About". Lake Clark Resort.
- (February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov.
- "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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