Hooper Bay, Alaska

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Hooper Bay or Naparyaarmiut is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,014. The Boards of Canada album Hooper Bay was named after the city.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 2006 fire
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Hooper Bay is located at 61°31′44″N, 166°5′46″W (61.528980, -166.096196)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.7 km² (8.8 mi²). 22.5 km² (8.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.91%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,014 people, 227 households, and 187 families residing in the city. The population density was 45.1/km² (116.8/mi²). There were 239 housing units at an average density of 10.6/km² (27.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 4.24% White, 93.69% Native American, and 2.07% from two or more races. 0.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 227 households out of which 61.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 30.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 15.4% 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 4.47 and the average family size was 4.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 49.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 11.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $32,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,841. About 28.4% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.1% of those under age 18 and 31.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] 2006 fire

On August 4, 2006 a fire destroyed approximately fifteen acres of the city before being extinguished. Destroyed in the blaze were thirty-five structures, including twelve homes, an elementary school, a high school, a teacher housing complex, stores, offices and storage shelters. An assistant fire marshall described it as the "largest fire consumption-wise I've ever seen in a community." [1]