Nikolai, Alaska
Nikolai
Edze Dochak' | |
|---|---|
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  Nikolai Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 63°0′39″N 154°23′2″W / 63.01083°N 154.38389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Incorporated | July 9, 1970[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tasiana John[2] |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Mike Cronk (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.70 sq mi (12.17 km2) |
| • Land | 4.39 sq mi (11.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.81 km2) |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 89 |
| • Density | 20.28/sq mi (7.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99691 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-54150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1407022 |
Nikolai (Edze Dochak' in Upper Kuskokwim) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 94 as of the 2010 census, down from 100 in 2000.
Geography
[edit]Nikolai is located at 63°0′39″N 154°23′2″W / 63.01083°N 154.38389°W (63.010838, -154.383895).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (13 km2), of which, 4.5 square miles (12 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (7.17%) is water.
Climate
[edit]Farewell Lake is a weather station roughly 38 miles south of Nikolai, at an elevation of 1060 ft (323.1 m).[5] Farewell Lake has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Farewell Lake, Alaska, 1991-2020 normals, 1985-2009 extremes: 1060ft (323m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 49 (9) |
50 (10) |
53 (12) |
70 (21) |
82 (28) |
88 (31) |
85 (29) |
83 (28) |
77 (25) |
60 (16) |
56 (13) |
51 (11) |
88 (31) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 41.8 (5.4) |
44.2 (6.8) |
46.3 (7.9) |
57.9 (14.4) |
71.1 (21.7) |
79.6 (26.4) |
81.3 (27.4) |
74.7 (23.7) |
66.5 (19.2) |
53.7 (12.1) |
43.1 (6.2) |
42.4 (5.8) |
79.2 (26.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 8.6 (−13.0) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
44.7 (7.1) |
58.6 (14.8) |
67.6 (19.8) |
69.6 (20.9) |
65.0 (18.3) |
55.8 (13.2) |
38.3 (3.5) |
20.4 (−6.4) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
40.9 (5.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | −1.8 (−18.8) |
9.0 (−12.8) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
33.2 (0.7) |
46.2 (7.9) |
55.1 (12.8) |
58.9 (14.9) |
54.7 (12.6) |
45.5 (7.5) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
10.3 (−12.1) |
3.1 (−16.1) |
29.8 (−1.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −12.2 (−24.6) |
−3.1 (−19.5) |
0.2 (−17.7) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
33.8 (1.0) |
42.6 (5.9) |
48.3 (9.1) |
44.5 (6.9) |
35.2 (1.8) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
0.1 (−17.7) |
−6.8 (−21.6) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −47.1 (−43.9) |
−38.4 (−39.1) |
−30.8 (−34.9) |
−7.9 (−22.2) |
19.3 (−7.1) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
36.9 (2.7) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
15.1 (−9.4) |
−10.9 (−23.8) |
−30.6 (−34.8) |
−39.8 (−39.9) |
−47.4 (−44.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −71 (−57) |
−59 (−51) |
−50 (−46) |
−34 (−37) |
−4 (−20) |
25 (−4) |
31 (−1) |
16 (−9) |
−2 (−19) |
−32 (−36) |
−52 (−47) |
−53 (−47) |
−71 (−57) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.79 (20) |
0.53 (13) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.77 (20) |
1.04 (26) |
1.66 (42) |
2.60 (66) |
2.86 (73) |
2.51 (64) |
2.23 (57) |
1.33 (34) |
0.68 (17) |
17.35 (440.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 9.1 (23) |
7.6 (19) |
5.4 (14) |
4.7 (12) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.9 (4.8) |
11.8 (30) |
12.4 (31) |
10.6 (27) |
65.2 (165.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 89.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 40.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA (1981-2010 precip/snowfall)[6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & 1985-2009 monthly max/mins)[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 88 | — | |
| 1960 | 85 | −3.4% | |
| 1970 | 112 | 31.8% | |
| 1980 | 91 | −18.7% | |
| 1990 | 109 | 19.8% | |
| 2000 | 100 | −8.3% | |
| 2010 | 94 | −6.0% | |
| 2020 | 89 | −5.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
Nikolai first appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated in 1970.
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 100 people, 40 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The population density was 22.1 inhabitants per square mile (8.5/km2). There were 47 housing units at an average density of 10.4 per square mile (4.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 19% White and 81% Native American.
There were 40 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 42.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 194.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 160.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $15,000, and the median income for a family was $15,417. The per capita income for the city was $11,029. There were 21.1% of families and 27.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 22.2% of under eighteens and 15.8% of those over 64.
Education
[edit]The Iditarod Area School District operates the Top of the Kuskokwim School in Nikolai.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 58. January 1974.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 111.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Data of Meteorological Station Farewell Lake, Alaska". geographic.org. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Farewell Lake, Alaska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Farewell Lake, Alaska 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Top of the Kuskokwim School." Iditarod Area School District. Retrieved on March 28, 2017.
External links
[edit]Media related to Nikolai, Alaska at Wikimedia Commons
- Collins, Raymond L. (September 2000). Sally Jo Collins (ed.). "DICHINANEK' HWT'ANA: A History of the people of the Upper Kuskokwim who live in Nikolai and Telida, Alaska" (PDF). National Park Service. - Revised January 2004
- Student film on Nikolai
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