Grayling ( in

Holikachuk language Holikachuk (own name: ) is a recently extinct Athabaskan language formerly spoken at the village of Holikachuk () on the Innoko River in central Alaska. In 1962, residents of Holikachuk relocated to Grayling on the lower Yukon River. Holikac ...

) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 194, unchanged from 2000. Since 1977, the

Athabaskan Athabaskan ( ; also spelled ''Athabascan'', ''Athapaskan'' or ''Athapascan'', and also known as Dene) is a large branch of the Na-Dene language family of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, ...

village has seen a surge of interest on odd-numbered years, when it is the site of a checkpoint during the

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, more commonly known as The Iditarod (), is an annual long-distance sled dog race held in Alaska in early March. It travels from Anchorage to Nome. Mushers and a team of between 12 and 16 dogs, of which at lea ...

. It is situated after the checkpoint at Anvik and before Eagle Island.

Geography

Grayling is located at (62.910472, -160.067250). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.09% is water.

Demographics

Grayling first appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census as a city. It incorporated in 1969. As of the census of 2000, there were 194 people, 51 households, and 37 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 63 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 7.22%

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, 88.14% Native American, 0.52% from other races, and 4.12% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. Of the 51 households, 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.80 and the average family size was 4.39. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 46.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $18,750. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the city was $7,049. About 62.1% of families and 64.5% of the population were below the

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, including 82.9% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Education

The

Iditarod Area School District Iditarod Area School District (IASD) is a school district headquartered in McGrath, Alaska, United States. Schools All are K-12 schools: * Blackwell School - Anvik * David Louis Memorial School - Grayling * Holy Cross School * McGrath Sch ...

operates the David Louis Memorial School in Grayling.David Louis Memorial School
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. Retrieved on March 28, 2017.

References

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