Beaver (''Ts'aahudaaneekk'onh Denh '' in

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) is a

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(CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area,

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. At the 2010 census the population was 84, unchanged from 2000.

Geography

Beaver is located at . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (5.05%) is water.

Demographics

Beaver first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It is unusual for having had just three different population figures on 7 out of 9 censuses (103 in 1930 & 1990; 101 in 1950-70 & 84 in 2000-10) and an identical (unchanged) population on 5 different censuses (101 in 1950, 1960 & 1970 and 84 in 2000 and 2010). Beaver became a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980. As of the

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of 2000, there were 84 people, 31 households, and 19 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 4.1 people per square mile (1.6/km²). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.76%

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, 85.71% Native American, and 9.52% from two or more races. There were 31 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 12.9% were married couples living together, 32.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.42. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.5% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 154.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 163.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $29,792. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $16,875 for females. The

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for the CDP was $8,441. There were no families and 11.1% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

Yukon Flats School District Yukon Flats School District (YFSD) is a school district headquartered in Fort Yukon, Alaska. Schools They are: * Arctic Village School ( Arctic Village) * Cruikshank School (Beaver) * John Fredson School (Venetie) * Fort Yukon School (Fort Yuko ...

operates the Cruikshank School.Mailing Addresses and Contact Information
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. Retrieved on December 4, 2016.

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Geography

Demographics

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