Red Devil is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 count ...
(CDP) in
Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 23 at the
2010 census, down from 48 in 2000. Their post office was founded in 1957.
History
The village was named after the Red Devil Mine, established in 1921 by Hans Halverson when numerous mercury (quicksilver) deposits were discovered in the surrounding Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. By 1933, the mine was producing substantial quantities of mercury. Although the mine changed ownership twice over the years, it continued to operate until 1971.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of t ...
, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (8.34%) is water.
Demographics
Red Devil first appeared on the 1960 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).
As of the census
United States Census
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See also
* Red Devil Airport
Red Devil Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district of Red Devil, in Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Facilities
Red Devil Airport covers an area of at ...
References
External links
History of the Red Devil Mine
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Census-designated places in Alaska
Census-designated places in Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska