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Anvik (
Deg Xinag Deg Xinag (Deg Hitan) is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Deg Hitʼan peoples of the GASH region. The GASH region consists of the villages of Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross along the lower Yukon River in Interior Alask ...
: ) is a city, home to the Deg Hit'an people, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The name Anvik, meaning "exit" in the
Central Alaskan Yup'ik language Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known a ...
, became the common usage despite multiple names at the time, and may have come from early Russian explorers. The native name in the
Deg Xinag Deg Xinag (Deg Hitan) is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Deg Hitʼan peoples of the GASH region. The GASH region consists of the villages of Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross along the lower Yukon River in Interior Alask ...
language is Deloy Ges. The population was 85 at the 2010 census, down from 104 in 2000.


Geography

Anvik is located west of the Yukon River at the mouth of the Anvik River. It is to the north of Holy Cross. There is a public Anvik Airport (ANV) with a gravel runway located southeast of downtown Anvik. The Anvik Connector is a trail, designated a national side trail, which links the community to the
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to the east. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (20.44%) is water. It is an
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(FIPS 55-3 Class C6).


Demographics

Anvik first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as Anvik Station and Village with 95 residents: 94 were members of the Tinneh tribe and 1 was White. It has returned as Anvik since 1890 (however, for the purpose of consolidation, Anvik's total population that year included both the Anvik Mission and Station, as well as the native (Tinneh) village and Kaltag). It incorporated in 1969. At the 2000 census, there were 104 people, 39 households and 23 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 49 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94 Native American, nine
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, and one from other races. One also reported
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or Latino ethnicity. Of the 39 households, 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples living together, 25.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.43. Age distribution was 34 under the age of 15, 6 from 16 to 18, 9 from 18 to 24, 28 from 25 to 44, 19 from 45 to 64, and 8 who were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30.14 and the median age was 28.5 years, compared to 32.4 for the entire state. There were 57 males (35 over 18) and 47 females (29 over 18). The annual
median household income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of und ...
was $21,250, and the median family income was $18,125. Males had a median income of $0 versus $18,750 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $8,081 (compare $21,587 nationally). Median rent was $263 and monthly housing and mortgage costs were $833. There were 40.0% of families and 44.2% of the population living below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 45.5% of under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.


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 Blackwell School in Anvik.Blackwell School
."
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 ...
. Retrieved on March 28, 2017.


References


Further reading

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External links


Anvik
at the Community Database Online from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs * Maps from the
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) is a department within the government of Alaska which handles most of the state's labor and workforce In macroeconomics, the workforce or labour force is the sum of people ...

20002010

Anvik Tribal Council

Anvik Historical Society

Blackwell School
in Anvik * * * {{authority control Cities in Alaska Cities in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Deg Xitʼan Road-inaccessible communities of Alaska Yukon River