Toksook Bay, Alaska

Toksook Bay Nunakauyaq, Tuksuk
City
Toksook Bay Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 60°31′50″N 165°06′12″W / 60.53056°N 165.10333°W / 60.53056; -165.10333Coordinates: 60°31′50″N 165°06′12″W / 60.53056°N 165.10333°W / 60.53056; -165.10333
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Bethel
Incorporated	April 4, 1972[1]
Government
• Mayor	Henry Simons
• State senator	Lyman Hoffman (D)
• State rep.	Bob Herron (D)
Area
• Total	74.0 sq mi (191.7 km2)
• Land	33.1 sq mi (85.7 km2)
• Water	40.9 sq mi (106.0 km2)
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	590
• Density	8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
• Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code	99637
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-78240
GNIS feature ID	1411060, 2418864

Toksook Bay (TOOK- sook or TUCK-sook)^[3] (Nunakauyaq, Tuksuk in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a city^[2][4] and village on Nelson Island in Alaska. As of 2013 there are 617 people living there,^[2][5] making it the largest village on the island.

Toksook Bay was established in 1964 by residents of nearby Nightmute. Almost the entire population are members of the Alaska Native Nunakauyarmiut ('People of Nunakauyaq'), who rely on fishing and other subsistence activities. Toksook Bay is 51 years old today in 2016.^[3]

Demographics

Wind turbine in Toksook Bay

Annotated aerial photograph of Toksook Bay Airport (OOK) in Toksook Bay

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 532 people, 106 households, and 94 families residing in the city. The population density was 16.1 people per square mile (6.2/km²). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 3.3 per square mile (1.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 2.44% White, 94.36% Native American, and 3.20% from two or more races.

There were 106 households out of which 68.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.3% were non-families. 10.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.02 and the average family size was 5.45.

In the city the age distribution of the population shows 44.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 14.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 118.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,208, and the median income for a family was $32,188. Males had a median income of $22,813 versus $36,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,761. About 26.9% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.4% of those under age 18 and 28.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

Further reading

• Brad Reynolds SJ and Don Doll SJ (Photographs): Eskimo Hunters of the Bering Sea, National Geographic, Vol. 165. No. 6, June 1984, pp. 814 – 834

Municipalities and communities of Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States
Cities	Akiak Aniak Bethel Chefornak Chuathbaluk Eek Goodnews Bay Kwethluk Lower Kalskag Mekoryuk Napakiak Napaskiak Nightmute Nunapitchuk Platinum Quinhagak Toksook Bay Upper Kalskag
CDPs	Akiachak Atmautluak Crooked Creek Kasigluk Kipnuk Kongiganak Kwigillingok Lime Village Mertarvik Newtok Oscarville Red Devil Sleetmute Stony River Tuluksak Tuntutuliak Tununak
Unincorporated communities	Crow Village Georgetown Napaimute Nash Harbor Paimiut
Ghost towns	Kwigiumpainukamiut Ohagamiut
Neighborhoods	Umkumiut