Point Lay, Alaska

North Slope Borough

02-61700

Point Lay is a city in North Slope Borough in Alaska in the United States.

Geography

Point Lay is located south of the mouth of the Kokolik River on the coast of the Chukchi Sea. 300 miles northeast of Point Lay is the town of Barrow, the administrative seat of the North Slope boroughs. In the area there is an arctic climate, the Chukchi Sea is ice-free until September in the months of June.

History

Point Lay is one of the areas on the Arctic coast, which were settled by the tribe of the Inupiat Eskimo. The deeply indented coastline prevented the bowhead whaling, but in the area Beluga catch is operated. Due to frequent flooding by the River Kokolik the town in the later 1970s was moved to the south in the vicinity of the Air Force Distance Early Warning station.

Demography

At the time of the census in 2000 ( U.S. Census 2000) Point Lay had 247 inhabitants on a land area of 78.9 km ². The average age was 20.8 years ( national U.S. average: 35.3 years ). The per capita income ( per capita income engl. ) amounted to U.S. $ 18,003 ( U.S. National Average: U.S. $ 21,587 ). 7.4 % of residents were with their income below the poverty line ( national U.S. average: 12.4 %). 88.3 % of residents of Point Lay are descendants of Alaska Natives who live in the nationally recognized Indian Reservation Village of Point Lay.

Economy and infrastructure

Offering employment opportunities primarily the administration of the boroughs. The inhabitants feed on seals, Walrössen, beluga, caribou and fish. In the city there is a school and a hospital, the Point Lay Clinic. In Point Lay there is a public operated by the U.S. Air Force airfield, which guarantees the only year-round availability of the isolated by land area.

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