Goodnews Bay, Alaska

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Goodnews Bay (Template:Langx) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 243,[1] up from 230 in 2000.

Geography

Goodnews Bay is located on the north shore of Goodnews Bay at the mouth of the Goodnews River, at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (59.121408, -161.585835). It is Script error: No such module "convert". south of Bethel, Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Dillingham and Script error: No such module "convert". west of Anchorage.[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it land.[1]

History

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Goodnews Bay first reported on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit village of "Mumtrahamute" with 162 residents (all Inuit).[4] It reported on the 1890 census as "Mumtrahamiut", again returning with an unchanged 162 residents. It next reported in 1920 as "Mumtrakmut." In 1926, platinum was discovered in the region around Goodnews Bay and was mined by the Goodnews Bay Mining Company until 1979.[5] It next reported in 1940 as "Good News Bay." It returned in 1950 as "Mumtrak." From 1960 to 1970, it also returned as Mumtrak with the alternative name of Goodnews Bay. It formally incorporated in 1970 as Goodnews Bay, and has returned as such since 1980.

Demographics

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 230 people, 71 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 87 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the city was 92.61% Native American, 5.65% White and 1.74% from two or more races.

There were 71 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.0% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 4.04.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 36.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,250, and the median income for a family was $21,563. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the city was $6,851. About 37.8% of families and 39.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Education

Lower Kuskokwim School District operates the Rocky Mountain School, a PreK-12 school. since 2021Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". it has 70 students.[7]

Health

Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.[8]

References

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