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Red Devil, Alaska

FieldValue
official_nameRed Devil, Alaska
settlement_typeCDP
image_skylineRed Devil Alaska postmark.jpg
imagesize180px
image_mapAKMap-doton-Sleetmute.PNG
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Red Devil, Alaska
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Alaska
subdivision_type2Census Area
subdivision_name2Bethel
leader_titleState senator
leader_nameLyman Hoffman (D)
leader_title1State rep.
leader_name1Bryce Edgmon (I)
area_footnotes
area_total_km272.07
area_land_km265.08
area_water_km26.99
area_total_sq_mi27.83
area_land_sq_mi25.13
area_water_sq_mi2.70
population_as_of2020
population_total22
population_density_km20.34
population_density_sq_mi0.88
timezoneAlaska (AKST)
utc_offset-9
timezone_DSTAKDT
utc_offset_DST-8
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code99656
area_code907
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info02-64930
blank1_nameGNIS ID
blank1_info2419198
unit_prefImperial

Red Devil is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 23 at the 2010 census, down from 48 in 2000. Their post office was founded in 1957.

History

The village was named after the Red Devil Mine, established in 1921 by Hans Halverson when numerous mercury (quicksilver) deposits were discovered in the surrounding Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. By 1933, the mine was producing substantial quantities of mercury. Although the mine changed ownership twice over the years, it continued to operate until 1971.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 26.4 sqmi, of which, 24.2 sqmi of it is land and 2.2 sqmi of it (8.34%) is water.

Demographics

|align-fn=center Red Devil first appeared on the 1960 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census of 2010, there were 23 people, 12 occupied households, residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.9 PD/sqmi. There were 22 housing units at an average density of 0.9/sq mi (0.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 17.4% White, 43.5% Native American, and 39.1% from two or more races. The population was spread out, with 2 people under the age of 14, 2 people 15 to 19 and the remaining 19 people were 25 or older. The median income for a household for 2009 in the CDP was $59,886. 40.4% of the population lives beneath the poverty line.

Notable people

  • Roland Welker (1971–), winner of Alone (TV series) Season 7.

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{gnis. 2419198
  3. http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt003.cfm{{dead link. (April 2018)
  4. "Alaska Community Database Community Information Summaries (CIS)".
  5. "Archived copy".
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov.
  7. [https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table United States Census]
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