Eagle Village is a

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(CDP) in

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. The population was 67 at the 2010 census. The village was destroyed in spring 2009 during severe flooding. Ice dams formed on the river, and the waters flooded behind them, destroying much of the old village. There were no fatalities. The Eagle area has been the historical home to

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people since before the arrival of Europeans in Alaska. 30 people (44%) of Eagle Village population are Native Americans, mostly

, but also some Gwich'in. Of the total Alaskan Hän population of about 50 people, perhaps 12 speak the language."Han"
, Alaska Native Language Center website Eagle Village was called ''Johnny's'' in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by some people, after its chief at the time, known as ''John'' in English.

Geography

Eagle Village is located at (64.781324, -141.114728) at the end of the

Taylor Highway The Taylor Highway (numbered Alaska Route 5) is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 160 miles (258 km) from Tetlin Junction, about 11 miles (17 km) east of Tok on the Alaska Highway, to Eagle. Route description The firs ...

, next to

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on the

Yukon River The Yukon River (Gwichʼin language, Gwich'in: ''Ųųg Han'' or ''Yuk Han'', Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, Yup'ik: ''Kuigpak'', Inupiaq language, Inupiaq: ''Kuukpak'', Deg Xinag language, Deg Xinag: ''Yeqin'', Hän language, Hän: ''Tth'echù' ...

, in a straight line about west of the border between Alaska and the

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at the

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

Eagle Village first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as "Fetoutlin (David's people)", an unincorporated village with 106 residents, all of the Tinneh tribe. In 1890, it was called "David's Camp" with a population of 66. In 1920 through 1940, it appeared as Eagle Native Village (to distinguish it from neighboring Eagle to the west). It reappeared in 1980 as Eagle Village and made a census-designated place (CDP). As of the

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of 2000, there were 68 people, 32 households, and 14 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 50 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.88%

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and 44.12%

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. There were 32 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.0% were

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living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.3% were non-families. 43.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 3.00. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 39.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 142.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $6,875, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $47,917 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,887. There were 20.0% of families and 55.7% of the population living below the

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, including 35.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

Eagle Village is part of the

Alaska Gateway School District The Alaska Gateway School District is a public school district based in Tok, Alaska (USA). The district covers approximately in the eastern interior of Alaska, extending north from the Alaska Range to the Yukon River and Canada–United States ...

School, a K-12 campus, serves community students.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska Census-designated places in Alaska Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska