Mosquito Lake, Alaska
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Mosquito Lake (
Lingít The Tlingit or Lingít ( ) are Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. , they constitute two of the 231 federally recognized Tribes of Alaska. Most Tlingit are Alaska Natives; however, some are First Nations in Can ...
: ''Xunt’i Áa'') 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 counte ...
(CDP) in
Haines Borough Haines Borough is a home-rule borough located in the state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,080, down from 2,508 in 2010. Geography The borough has a total area of , of which is land and (14.9%) is water. Adjacent bor ...
,
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, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 309, up from 221 at the 2000 census.


Geography

Mosquito Lake is located in northern Haines Borough at (59.427723, -136.163435). It is bordered to the south by the
Klehini River The Klehini River is a large, glacially fed stream in the vicinity of Haines in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Klehini River is about long from its source in British Columbia to its mouth at the Chilkat River, of which it is the largest tributa ...
, to the west by the
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from the
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border crossing north to Rozaunt Creek, to the north by Rozaunt Creek, Nataga Creek, and the Kelsall River, and to the east by the
Chilkat River The Chilkat River is a river in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska that flows southward from the Coast Range to the Chilkat Inlet and ultimately Lynn Canal. It is long. It begins at Chilkat Glacier, in Alaska, flows west and south in Brit ...
. To the south across the Klehini River is the Covenant Life CDP, and to the west is the Canadian province of
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.
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, the
Haines Highway The Haines Highway or Haines Cut-Off (and still often called Haines Road) is a highway that connects Haines, Alaska, in the United States, with Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada, passing through the province of British Columbia. It follows the ...
, runs through the southern part of the CDP in the Klehini River valley, leading southeast to Haines and northwest to
Haines Junction Haines Junction is a village in Yukon, Canada. It is at Kilometre 1,632 (historical mile 1016) of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the Haines Highway, hence the name of the community. According to the 2021 census, the population was 688 ...
, Yukon Territory. The CDP takes its name from Mosquito Lake, a small water body next to the Chilkat River in the eastern part of the community, accessible by Mosquito Lake Road from the Haines Highway. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.27%, are water.


Demographics

Mosquito Lake first reported on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the census of 2000, there were 221 people, 86 households, and 55 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 126 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.40%
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, 5.43% Native American, and 3.17% from two or more races. There were 86 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 1.2% had a male householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 39.8% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,688, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $42,917 versus $35,000 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 CDP was $16,415. About 30.0% of families and 33.9% of the population were 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 62.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.


References

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