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Newtok Village
Newtok ( esu, Niugtaq) is a small village on the Ningaluk River, Ningliq River in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 354, up from 321 in 2000. Climate change is forcing the primarily Central Alaskan Yup'ik people, Central Yup'ik Alaska Native village to consider relocation. Mertarvik is the destination of those leaving the village. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (7.21%) is water. Demographics Newtok first appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census as "Keyaluvik", an unincorporated native village. This was also the name of the earlier settlement just to the west, which became known as "Old Keyaluvik." In 1960, the name was changed to Newtok. Newtok formally incorporated in 1976, but disincorporated in 1997. It was then made a census-designated place (CDP), effective with the 2000 census. As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities, colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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