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| Residents waiting for the Tustumena ferry. | |
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Chignik
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Lake and Peninsula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.9 sq mi (41.1 km2) |
| • Land | 11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2) |
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 65 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP codes | 99548, 99564 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-13550 |
Chignik is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 79.
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Chignik is located at (56.298297, -158.404402)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16 square miles (41 km2).12 square miles (30 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 km2) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 79 people, 29 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was 7 per square mile (3/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 32% white, 61% Native American, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% from other races, and 1% from two or more races. 1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 29 households; eleven had children under the age of 18 living with them, 19 were married couples living together, 2 had a female householder with no husband present, and 8 were non-families. Seven households were individuals and 10 consisted of a sole occupant 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.7 and the average family size was 3.3.
In the city the age distribution of the population shows 25% under the age of 18, 14% from 18 to 24, 33% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 114 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $51,000. The male and female median incomes were equal, at $31,250. The per capita income for Chignik was $16,000. 5% of the population lived below the poverty line; none were under 18 or over 64 years old.
| Climate data for Chignik, Alaska | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 31.1 (−0.5) |
32.5 (0.3) |
34.7 (1.5) |
39.5 (4.2) |
46.4 (8.0) |
54.9 (12.7) |
61.0 (16.1) |
60.8 (16.0) |
54.9 (12.7) |
45.4 (7.4) |
38.4 (3.6) |
34.0 (1.1) |
44.5 (6.9) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 19.8 (−6.8) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
34.9 (1.6) |
41.2 (5.1) |
46.1 (7.8) |
46.6 (8.1) |
41.3 (5.2) |
34.0 (1.1) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
32.3 (0.2) |
| Rainfall inches (mm) | 5.88 (149.4) |
7.61 (193.3) |
6.90 (175.3) |
4.87 (123.7) |
6.74 (171.2) |
6.02 (152.9) |
4.31 (109.5) |
5.08 (129) |
9.74 (247.4) |
8.83 (224.3) |
10.06 (255.5) |
7.22 (183.4) |
83.27 (2,115.1) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 7.5 (19.1) |
14.6 (37.1) |
6.5 (16.5) |
6.7 (17) |
0.9 (2.3) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
5.2 (13.2) |
4.5 (11.4) |
46.3 (117.6) |
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