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GEOGRAPHY


Anaktuvuk Pass is located at 68°8'58" North, 151°43'34" West (68.149532, -151.725975).

Anaktuvuk Pass is in the Brooks Range on the divide between the Anaktuvuk River and the John River.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 12.7 Km&2 (4.9 Mi&2 ). 12.5 km&2 (4.8 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.63% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 282 people, 84 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 22.5/km&2 (58.2/mi&2). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 8.1/km&2 (20.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 9.57% White , 1.42% Black or African American , 87.59% Native American , 0.00% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.71% from Other Races , and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 84 households out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were Married Couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 4.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 38.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $32,250 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $15,283. 4.4% of the population and 3.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.8% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


HISTORY

Anaktuvuk Pass was named after the Anaktuvik River. ''Anaktuvuk'' means ''place of caribou droppings'' in Inupiaq, the language of the Inupiat .

There was a nomadic group of Inupiat called ''Nunamiut'' that lived inland in northern Alaska and lived by hunting Caribou instead of the marine mammals and fish hunted by the rest of the Inupiat, who live on the coast. The Nunamiut traded with the coastal people for other items they needed. A decline in caribou populations in about 1900 and in the 1920s caused many Numamiut to move to the coastal villages. In 1938, several families of Nunamiut moved back to the Brooks Range, around Chandler Lake and the Killik River. In 1949 the Chandler Lake group moved to Anaktuvuk Pass and later the Killik River group moved there also. Anaktuvuk Pass is the only Nunamiut settlement.


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