Covenant Life is a

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(CDP) in Haines Borough,

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. At the 2020 census the population was 25, down from 86 at the 2010 census. It is a community of people with common religious beliefs, with a panel of church elders who set policy for the community's common church, K-12 school, and private 4-year university, and a loose form of self- (municipal) government. An emphasis on community living is a key value in their lifestyle, such as taking most meals together in a common meeting place. The community was established during a Christian religious

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in the 1960s and 1970s, where many such communities were established in Alaska and Canada, with emphasis on self-sufficiency and at least partial agricultural independence. The latter lends to the term often used by outsiders as "The Farm", in reference to a single such community. Modern technology is not forbidden, nor discouraged, but due to remoteness and complete lack of public utilities, it is present much less so than in American and Canadian culture.

Geography

Covenant Life is located in northern Haines Borough at (59.400046, -136.076433), between the

Klehini River The Klehini River is a large, glacially fed stream in the vicinity of Haines in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Klehini River is about long from its source in British Columbia to its mouth at the Chilkat River, of which it is the largest tributar ...

to the north and the

Tsirku River The Tsirku River is a glacier-fed stream in Southeast Alaska near the town of Haines in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river's source is found at the Tsirku Glacier, a large, sprawling ice mass at the border of Alaska and the Canadian province ...

to the south. The eastern end of the CDP is at the

Chilkat River The Chilkat River is a river in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska that flows southward from the Coast Range to the Chilkat Inlet and ultimately Lynn Canal. It is about long. It begins at Chilkat Glacier, in Alaska, flows west and south i ...

. Covenant Life is bordered by the Mosquito Lake CDP to the north and by the community of

Klukwan Klukwan (Tlingit: ''Tlákw.aan'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alaska, United States. It is technically in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, though it is an enclave of Haines Borough. At the 2010 census the population was 95, down from 139 at ...

to the east. The turnoff to Covenant Life from

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is northwest of Haines. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.64%, are water.

Demographics

Covenant Life first appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the

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of 2000, there were 102 people, 25 households, and 22 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 3.9 people per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 38 housing units at an average density of 1.5/sq mi (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.12%

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, 0.98% Native American, 3.92%

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, and 0.98% from two or more races. There were 25 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.0% were

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living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 4.0% 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 4.08 and the average family size was 3.59. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,167, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $22,083 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,326. There were 4.5% of families and 15.2% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 12.5% of those over 64.

References

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Geography

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