Takotna(''Tochotno’'') in Upper Kuskokwim) is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 52 as of the 2010 Census, an increase of % from 50 at the 2000 Census.

Geography

According to the 2010 Census, Takotna is located at (62.982342, -156.084059). It has a total area of , all of which is land. As per the

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National Elevation Dataset, the elevation is .

Demographics

Takotna first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It appeared on every successive census except in 1970, when it did not return a total. It returned in 1980 and was made a census-designated place (CDP). As of the

2000 United States Census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...

, there were 50 people, 19 households, and 12 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2.1 people per square mile (0.8/km²). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 2.1/sq mi (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.00%

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and 42.00% Native American. There were 19 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 36.8% 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 2.63 and the average family size was 3.25. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 36.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $14,583, and the median income for a family was $17,500. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $33,125 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,143. There were 20.0% of families and 16.2% of the population living below the

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, including 25.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Transportation

Takotna Airport Takotna Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) north of Takotna, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 206 p ...

is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) north of Takotna. In 2009, $21 million in federal funding was allotted to build a new airport to serve the community.

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 Takotna Community School.Takotna Community School
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. Retrieved on March 28, 2017.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Alaska Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska Census-designated places in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska