Point Hope, Alaska

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Point Hope is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 757.

[edit] Geography

Point Hope is located at 68°20′49″N, 166°45′47″W (68.347052, -166.762917)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²). 16.4 km² (6.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.09%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 757 people, 186 households, and 151 families residing in the city. The population density was 46.1/km² (119.4/mi²). There were 215 housing units at an average density of 13.1/km² (33.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 8.72% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 87.05% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 3.83% from two or more races. 1.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 186 households out of which 54.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.07 and the average family size was 4.50.

In the city the population was spread out with 42.5% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $63,125, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $41,750 versus $35,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,641. About 13.9% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.