Port Lions, Alaska
Kodiak Iceland Borough
02-63610
Port Lions is a place with 256 inhabitants on Kodiak Kodiak Iceland Iceland in the Borough, Alaska, United States of America. The town was named in honor of the Lions Club, with its state aid and the village was built to accommodate after the Good Friday Earthquake, earthquake in 1964 on the neighboring island of Afognak, the inhabitants Ag'waneqs. The Stanford University maintains a scientific radio station in Port Lions.
A recognized Native American tribe by the federal government, Native Village of Port Lions is located in Port Lion and more than 300 registered members of the site are advised and organized by the Port Lions Traditional Tribal Council.
Geography
The place is located in Settlers Cove near the mouth of Kizhuyak Bay, a bay on the north side of the island of Kodiak. There are no roads that connects the town with other places; accessible it is only by air or sea. The Port Lions is one of the ports of the Alaska Marine Highway, according to the United States Census Bureau, the municipality covers an area 26.1 square kilometers; of which 9.6 square kilometers of water.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 256 people in 89 households, and 76 families. The population density is 16 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial sits down the population composed of 34.77 % White, 63.28 % Native American, 1.95 % are descended from two or more races. 1.95% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 89 households out of which 44.9 % have children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2 % were married couples living together, 7.9 % had a female householder with no husband, and 14.6% were non-families. 13.5 % of all households are made up and in 4.5 % have someone living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.11.
33.2% of the population were under 18 years old. 3.9 % from 18 to 24 years, 29.7% between 25 and 44 years 26.2% between 45 and 64, and 7 % were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106 men.
The median income for a household was $ 39,107, and the median income for a family was $ 42,656. Males had a median income of $ 41,250 versus $ 30,625 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,492. 12.1 % of the population and 12.7 % of families are below the poverty line. 15 % of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 10.7% are 65 years or older.