Hughes, Alaska

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Hughes
Hut’odlee Kkaakk’et
City
Annotated aerial photograph of Hughes Airport (HUS).jpg
Hughes is located in Alaska
Hughes
Hughes
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 66°2′39″N 154°15′25″W / 66.04417°N 154.25694°W / 66.04417; -154.25694Coordinates: 66°2′39″N 154°15′25″W / 66.04417°N 154.25694°W / 66.04417; -154.25694
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk
IncorporatedOctober 30, 1973[2]
Government
 • MayorWilmer Beetus[1]
 • State senatorDonny Olson (D)
 • State rep.John Lincoln (D)
Area
[3]
 • Total3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2)
 • Land3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Population
 (2010)[4]
 • Total77
 • Estimate 
(2019)[5]
83
 • Density27.31/sq mi (10.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99745
Area code907
FIPS code02-33910
GNIS feature ID1403596

Hughes (Hut’odlee Kkaakk’et in Koyukon) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 77 at the 2010 census, down from 78 in 2000.

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), all of it land.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
192045—
194032—
19504953.1%
19606940.8%
19708523.2%
198073−14.1%
199054−26.0%
20007844.4%
201077−1.3%
2019 (est.)83[5]7.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Hughes first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It did not appear on the 1930 census, but returned in 1940. It formally incorporated in 1973.

The majority of the town's population are ethnic Koyukon, Alaskan Athabaskans. Some of the town's population, as of the 1970s, spoke the Central Dialect of the Koyukon language.[7]

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 78 people, 26 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density was 25.2 people per square mile (9.7/km2). There were 39 housing units at an average density of 12.6 per square mile (4.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 10.26% White, 78.21% Native American, 10.26% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 10.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 26 households, out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were married couples living together, 26.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.67.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 39.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $90,957 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,193. There were 21.1% of families and 28.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 28.6% of under eighteens and 28.6% of those over 64.

Education[]

The Yukon–Koyukuk School District operates the Johnny Oldman School in Hughes.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 75.
  2. ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. XIII (2): 41. January 1974.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Alaska". United States Census Bureau. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ Junior Dictionary for Central Koyukon Athabaskan, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Jones, Eliza (author), 1978, pg.7 http://www.uafanlc.arsc.edu/data/Online/KO972J1978i/koyukon%20junior%20dictionary.pdf[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  9. ^ "Johnny Oldman School, Hughes." Yukon–Koyukuk School District. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
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