Anvik (
Deg Xinag
Deg Xinag (Deg Hitan) is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Deg Hitʼan peoples of the GASH region. The GASH region consists of the villages of Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross along the lower Yukon River
The Yukon River ( ...
: ) is a city, home to the
Deg Hit'an people, in the
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The name Anvik, meaning "exit" in the
Central Alaskan Yup'ik language
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, became the common usage despite multiple names at the time, and may have come from early Russian explorers. The native name in the
Deg Xinag
Deg Xinag (Deg Hitan) is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Deg Hitʼan peoples of the GASH region. The GASH region consists of the villages of Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross along the lower Yukon River
The Yukon River ( ...
language is
Deloy Ges
Deloy Ges is the Deg Xinag language name for the village of Anvik, Alaska, home to the Deg Hit'an people. More specifically, it refers to Anvik Hill, also called Hawk Bluff, the current site of the Anvik Airport.
Deloy Ges Inc. is also the name ...
. The population was 85 at the
2010 census, down from 104 in 2000.
Geography
Anvik is located west of the Yukon River at the mouth of the
Anvik River
The Anvik River() is a tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. It
flows southeast from the Nulato Hills to its mouth on the larger river north of Anvik.
The annual production of summer chum salmon along the Anvik River is tho ...
. It is to the north of
Holy Cross. There is a public
Anvik Airport
Anvik Airport is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Anvik, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska of the U.S. state of Alaska.The airport is owned by the state of Alaska and ...
(ANV) with a 2,960-foot (902 m) gravel runway located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of downtown Anvik.
The Anvik Connector is a trail, designated a
national side trail, which links the community to the
Iditarod Trail
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to the east.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (20.44%) is water. It is an
incorporated place
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(FIPS 55-3 Class C6).
Demographics
Anvik first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as Anvik Station and Village with 95 residents: 94 were members of the
Tinneh
The Alaskan Athabascans, Alaskan Athabascans, Alaskan AthapascansWilliam Simeone, ''A History of Alaskan Athapaskans'', 1982, Alaska Historical Commission or Dena (russian: атабаски Аляски, атапаски Аляски) are Alaska ...
tribe and 1 was White. It has returned as Anvik since 1890 (however, for the purpose of consolidation, Anvik's total population that year included both the Anvik Mission and Station, as well as the native (Tinneh) village and
Kaltag). It incorporated in 1969.
At the 2000 census,
there were 104 people, 39 households and 23 families residing in the city. The population density was 10.9 per square mile (4.2/km
2). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2.0/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 94
Native American, nine
White
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, and one from
other races
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. One also reported
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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ethnicity.
Of the 39 households, 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples living together, 25.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.43.
Age distribution was 34 under the age of 15, 6 from 16 to 18, 9 from 18 to 24, 28 from 25 to 44, 19 from 45 to 64, and 8 who were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30.14 and the median age was 28.5 years, compared to 32.4 for the entire state. There were 57 males (35 over 18) and 47 females (29 over 18).
The annual
median household income
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was $21,250, and the median family income was $18,125. Males had a median income of $0 versus $18,750 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $8,081 (compare $21,587 nationally). Median rent was $263 and monthly housing and mortgage costs were $833. There were 40.0% of families and 44.2% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including 45.5% of under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.
Education
The
Iditarod Area School District
Iditarod Area School District (IASD) is a school district headquartered in McGrath, Alaska.
Schools
All are K-12 schools:
* Blackwell School - Anvik
* David Louis Memorial School - Grayling
* Holy Cross School
* McGrath School
* Top of the Ku ...
operates the Blackwell School in Anvik.
[Blackwell School]
." Iditarod Area School District
Iditarod Area School District (IASD) is a school district headquartered in McGrath, Alaska.
Schools
All are K-12 schools:
* Blackwell School - Anvik
* David Louis Memorial School - Grayling
* Holy Cross School
* McGrath School
* Top of the Ku ...
. Retrieved on March 28, 2017.
References
Further reading
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External links
Anvikat the Community Database Online from the
Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs
* Maps from the
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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Structure
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Cities in Alaska
Cities in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
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