Coffman Cove, Alaska

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coffman Cove is a city in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. It is located on Prince of Wales Island. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 199.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Transportation
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Coffman Cove is located at 56°0′44″N, 132°49′44″W (56.012137, -132.828840)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 38.5 km² (14.9 mi²). 26.9 km² (10.4 mi²) of it is land and 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²) of it (30.03%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 199 people, 63 households, and 42 families residing in the city. The population density was 7.4/km² (19.2/mi²). There were 99 housing units at an average density of 3.7/km² (9.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.44% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 2.51% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 5.03% from other races, and 4.02% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 63 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 168.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 180.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $44,861. Males had a median income of $52,031 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,249. About 6.7% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 21.4% of those sixty five or over.

[edit] Transportation

Coffman Cove serves as a transportation gateway for Prince of Wales Island in that it is the homeport for the Inter-Island Ferry Authority's M/V Stikine, which offers ferry access to the communities of Petersburg and Wrangell. As such, access to these communities is available to the entire island through the island's road network.