Nightmute ( esu, Negtemiut or
) is a
city
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[
] and village in
Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 208 at the
2000 census and 280 as of the
2010 census.
History
literally means ‘the people of the pressed-down place’. The first element is ‘to press down on’. The suffix is ‘people’.
It first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated native village of "Nigtmuit". In 1950 and 1960, it was spelled "Nigtmute". In 1970, the spelling used was "Nightmute". It formally incorporated in 1974.
In 1964, many of its residents relocated by dogsled and founded the bayside community of
Toksook Bay about downriver.
[ The relocation was to avoid the yearly spring-winter migration to and from Umkumiut and Nightmute.
]
Geography
Nightmute is located on Nelson Island near Toksook Bay. The two villages connect by snowmachine trail in winter.
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (4.50%) is water. Nightmute lies 15 to 17 miles east of the neighboring village of Toksook Bay.
Demographics
As of the censusWhite
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and 2.88% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race.
There were 47 households, out of which 61.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 10.6% 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 4.43 and the average family size was 5.03.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 41.3% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 12.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $9,396. About 7.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 12.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
Education
The school is Negtemiut Elitnaurviat School, a.k.a. Nightmute School, operated by the Lower Kuskokwim School District
Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD), or Bethel Public Schools, is a school district headquartered in Bethel, Alaska. it is the largest rural school district in the state, with 4,300 students.
Employment and teacher demographics
In 2017 it had ...
.Negtemiut Elitnaurviat School
. . Retrieved on July 10, 2018.
Popular culture
Nightmute is the setting of the 2002
Christopher Nolan
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film
''Insomnia'', starring
Hilary Swank
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,
Al Pacino, and
Robin Williams
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. The film was not shot in the real Nightmute, but
Squamish, British Columbia.
See also
*
Nightmute Airport
Nightmute Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located southeast of the central business district of Nightmute, a village in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter locati ...
References
External links
Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs: Nightmute
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Bering Sea
Cities in Alaska
Cities in Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean