Lake Louise, Alaska

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Lake Louise is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S. At the 2000 census the population was 88. Originally Lake Louise was named Lake Adah after a girlfriend of Lieutenant Castner. Later Captain Edwin Glenn changed the name to Lake Louise in honor of his wife.

[edit] Geography

Lake Louise is located at 62°17′4″N, 146°33′25″W (62.284498, -146.557029)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 192.3 km² (74.2 mi²). 124.0 km² (47.9 mi²) of it is land and 68.3 km² (26.4 mi²) of it (35.53%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 88 people, 41 households, and 25 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.7/km² (1.8/mi²). There were 255 housing units at an average density of 2.1/km² (5.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.77% White and 10.23% Native American.

There were 41 households out of which 17.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 17.0% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 46.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 135.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $5,000, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $3,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,057. There were no families and 56.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.