Livengood is a

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(CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 16 at the 2020 census, compared to 13 in 2010 and 29 in 2000.

History

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was discovered in 1914, on Livengood Creek by N.R. Hudson and Jay Livengood. The village was founded near the Hudson/Livengood claim as a

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camp during the winter of 1914-1915, when hundreds of people came into the district. A

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was established in 1915 and was discontinued in 1957. A

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camp was located near Livengood during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Livengood was the last operating location of the antiquated 2600 Hz

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trunk system. It was switched to the modern system in March 2011.

Geography

Livengood is located at (65.489993, -148.546629). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.81%) is water.

Climate

Livengood has a dry-winter

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Demographics

Livengood first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It continued to appear until 1950. It did not return again until 2000, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP). As of the census of 2000, there were 29 people, 13 households, and 6 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 31 housing units at an average density of 0.11/sq mi (0.04/km²). The

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makeup of the CDP was 83% White, 7% Native American, 3% Asian, and 7% from two or more races. There were 13 households, out of which 15% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40% were married couples living together, and 55% were non-families. 45% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 3.2. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 31% under the age of 18, 21% from 25 to 44, 45% from 45 to 64, and 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 107 males 4 females, 15 males For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150 males females, 12 males The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $0 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,215. There were no families and 15% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

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