St. Paul, Alaska

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St. Paul, Alaska

Aerial view of Saint Paul

Saint Paul is a city in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is the main settlement of Saint Paul Island in the Pribilofs, a small island group in the Bering Sea. Saint Paul Island is well known as a birdwatching haven.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Points of Interests
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Saint Paul is located at 57°8′2″N, 170°15′60″W (57.133806, -170.266614)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 765.4 km² (295.5 mi²). 104.4 km² (40.3 mi²) of it is land and 661.0 km² (255.2 mi²) of it (86.36%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 532 people, 177 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density was 5.1/km² (13.2/mi²). There were 214 housing units at an average density of 2.0/km² (5.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 12.97% White, 85.90% Native American, 0.56% Pacific Islander, and 0.56% from two or more races.

There were 177 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% 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 3.44.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 123.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,750, and the median income for a family was $51,750. Males had a median income of $32,583 versus $29,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,408. About 6.4% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.