Larsen Bay, Alaska
Larsen Bay (Alutiiq: Uyaqsaq)[4] is a city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 87, down from 115 in 2000.
Larsen Bay
Uyaqsaq | |
|---|---|
  Larsen Bay Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 57°32′12″N 153°59′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kodiak Island |
| Incorporated | 1974[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Harmes[2] |
| • State senator | Gary Stevens (R) |
| • State rep. | Louise Stutes (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.31 sq mi (16.34 km2) |
| • Land | 4.03 sq mi (10.44 km2) |
| • Water | 2.27 sq mi (5.89 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 34 |
| • Density | 8.43/sq mi (3.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99624 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-43040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1405216 |
Geography
Larsen Bay is located at 57°32′12″N 153°59′29″W (57.536651, -153.991440).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 square miles (20 km2), of which, 5.4 square miles (14 km2) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of it (28.7%) is water.
Climate
| Climate data for Larsen Bay, Alaska | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
53 (12) |
56 (13) |
65 (18) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
78 (26) |
76 (24) |
72 (22) |
64 (18) |
53 (12) |
49 (9) |
83 (28) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 35.1 (1.7) |
36.5 (2.5) |
38.4 (3.6) |
43.3 (6.3) |
51.6 (10.9) |
60.0 (15.6) |
63.1 (17.3) |
61.4 (16.3) |
57.3 (14.1) |
45.7 (7.6) |
39.7 (4.3) |
33.9 (1.1) |
47.2 (8.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.7 (−1.8) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
35.5 (1.9) |
42.9 (6.1) |
50.9 (10.5) |
54.9 (12.7) |
54.3 (12.4) |
50.0 (10.0) |
39.0 (3.9) |
33.5 (0.8) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
39.9 (4.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 22.2 (−5.4) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
24.8 (−4.0) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
34.2 (1.2) |
41.7 (5.4) |
46.6 (8.1) |
47.2 (8.4) |
42.6 (5.9) |
32.3 (0.2) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
21.3 (−5.9) |
32.6 (0.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −5 (−21) |
−15 (−26) |
−5 (−21) |
2 (−17) |
15 (−9) |
28 (−2) |
34 (1) |
35 (2) |
24 (−4) |
10 (−12) |
−1 (−18) |
−3 (−19) |
−15 (−26) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.09 (53) |
1.47 (37) |
1.54 (39) |
1.06 (27) |
0.76 (19) |
1.10 (28) |
1.17 (30) |
2.55 (65) |
2.88 (73) |
2.64 (67) |
2.85 (72) |
1.95 (50) |
22.06 (560) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.7 (9.4) |
4.4 (11) |
3.6 (9.1) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.6 (4.1) |
4.1 (10) |
18.8 (47.16) |
| Source: WRCC [6] | |||||||||||||
History
Larsen Bay was named in honor of local hunter and sailor Peter Adolf Larsen, a Danish immigrant.
Larsen Bay first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated as a city in 1974.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 38 | — | |
| 1950 | 53 | 39.5% | |
| 1960 | 72 | 35.8% | |
| 1970 | 109 | 51.4% | |
| 1980 | 168 | 54.1% | |
| 1990 | 147 | −12.5% | |
| 2000 | 115 | −21.8% | |
| 2010 | 87 | −24.3% | |
| 2020 | 34 | −60.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 115 people, 40 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was 21.1 inhabitants per square mile (8.1/km2). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 12.9 per square mile (5.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 20.87% White, 78.26% Native American, and 0.87% from two or more races.
There were 40 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.54.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 38.3% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $50,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,227. There were 27.3% of families and 20.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 22.6% of under eighteen and 33.3% of those over 64.
Education
The Larsen Bay School, a K-12 rural school, is operated by the Kodiak Island Borough School District.[9] The school was closed for the 2018-2019 school year.[10]
References
- 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 91.
- 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 97.
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- Larsen Bay, Alaska - Period of Record : 9/1/1939 to 11/30/1993 Archived 2017-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Our Schools." Kodiak Island Borough School District. Retrieved on February 15, 2017.
- "Kodiak School District Moves to Close Larsen Bay School". USNews. September 22, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
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| Cities |  Kodiak Island Borough map | |
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