Bethel ( English Bethel Census Area ) - a census area in the state of Alaska , USA . It is part of an unorganized borough and therefore does not have an administrative center. The largest settlement in this area is the city of Bethel , which is also the largest settlement in the entire unorganized borough. The population of the zone according to the 2010 census is 17 013 people [1] .
Content
Geography
The area of the zone is 117,850 km², of which 105,100 km² is occupied by land and 12,780 km² (10.8%) occupy open water areas [2] . The zone includes the large island of Nunivak , located in the Bering Sea .
Population
According to the 2000 census [3] , the population of the zone is 16,006 people. The population density is 0.14 people / km². The racial makeup of the zone includes 12.53% white ; 0.38% black or African American ; 81.93% Native Americans ; 1.05% of Asians ; 0.06% of people from the Pacific Islands ; 0.19% of representatives of other races and 3.85% of representatives of two or more races. 0.87% of all races are Hispanic .
Of 4226 households, 51.0% have children under the age of 18, 50.2% are married couples living together, 15.2% are women living without husbands, and 24.9% do not have a family. 19.9% of all households consist of separate residents, in 2.8% of households live single people aged 65 years and older. The average household size was 3.73 and the average family size was 4.41.
The zone is home to 39.8% of the population under the age of 18; 9.7% from 18 to 24 years old; 28.9% from 25 to 44 years old; 16.4% are between 45 and 64 years old and 5.2% are aged 65 and over. The average age of the population is 25 years. For every 100 females there are 113.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 112.8 males.
Bethel is one of 38 U.S. counties and other administrative entities equated to a county where English is not the predominant language of the population, and one of 3 administrative divisions where neither English nor Spanish is the predominant language. 63.14% of the population of the zone speak Yupik at home and 34.71% speak English at home [4] .
Population dynamics by years: [5] [6]
| 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5537 | 7579 | 10,999 | 13,656 | 16 006 | 17 013 |
Cities
- Akiak
- Aniak
- Bethel
- Chefornak
- Chuatbaluk
- Ik
- Goodnews Bay
- Quitluk
- Lower Kalskag
- Mekoryuk
- Napakiak
- Napaskiak
- Nightmute
- Nunapitchuk
- Platinum
- Quinhagak
- Toxook bay
- Upper Kalskag
Statistically Separate Locations
- Akiachak
- Atmautluac
- Crucid creek
- Kashigluk
- Kipnuk
- Kongiganak
- Quigillingoc
- Lyme Village
- Newtok
- Oscarville
- Red devil
- Slitmute
- Stony river
- Tuluksak
- Tuntutuliak
- Tununak
Notes
- ↑ State & County QuickFacts Neopr . United States Census Bureau. Date of treatment May 18, 2014. Archived on April 13, 2014.
- ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 . United States Census Bureau (February 12, 2011). Date of treatment April 23, 2011.
- ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Date of treatment May 14, 2011.
- ↑ Language Map Data Center . Mla.org (2013-04-03). Retrieved on 2013-08-02.
- ↑ Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 . United States Census Bureau. Date of treatment May 18, 2014.
- ↑ Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 . United States Census Bureau. Date of treatment May 18, 2014.