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Larsen Bay (Alutiiq: Uyaqsaq;[4] Russian: Ларсен-Бей) is a city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 87, down from 115 in 2000.

Larsen Bay Uyaqsaq
City
Larsen Bay Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 57°32′12″N 153°59′29″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kodiak Island
Incorporated	1974[1]
Government
• Mayor	David Harmes[2]
• State senator	Gary Stevens (R)
• State rep.	Louise Stutes (R)
Area [3]
• Total	6.31 sq mi (16.34 km2)
• Land	4.03 sq mi (10.44 km2)
• Water	2.27 sq mi (5.89 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (1 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	34
• Density	8.43/sq mi (3.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99624
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-43040
GNIS feature ID	1405216

Geography

Larsen Bay is located at 57°32′12″N 153°59′29″W (57.536651, -153.991440).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 square miles (20 km²), of which, 5.4 square miles (14 km²) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) of it (28.7%) is water.

Climate

History

Larsen Bay was named in honor of local hunter and sailor Peter Adolf Larsen, a Danish immigrant. Larsen was born in 1862 on the Danish island of Lolland and died in 1940 on Unga Island.[7][8]

Larsen Bay first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated as a city in 1974.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1940	38		—
1950	53		39.5%
1960	72		35.8%
1970	109		51.4%
1980	168		54.1%
1990	147		−12.5%
2000	115		−21.8%
2010	87		−24.3%
2020	34		−60.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 115 people, 40 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was 21.1 people per square mile (8.2/km²). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 12.9 per square mile (5.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 20.87% White, 78.26% Native American, and 0.87% from two or more races.

There were 40 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% 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 3.54.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 38.3% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $50,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,227. There were 27.3% of families and 20.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 22.6% of under eighteen and 33.3% of those over 64.

Education

The Larsen Bay School, a K-12 rural school, is operated by the Kodiak Island Borough School District.[11] The school was closed for the 2018-2019 school year.[12]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Larsen Bay, Alaska

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[ru] Ларсен-Бей (Аляска)

Ларсен-Бей (англ. Larsen Bay, алют. Uyaqsaq) — город, расположенный в боро Кадьяк-Айленд (штат Аляска, США) с населением в 87 человек по статистическим данным переписи 2010 года.

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