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Population (year 2000): 1,748
Males: 950  (54.3%)
Females: 798  (45.7%)
Median resident age:  37.3 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99664.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,400 (it was $53,800 in 2000)
Bear Creek  $53,400
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $161,200 (it was $139,800 in 2000)
Bear Creek  $161,200
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Bear Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.3%)
  • American Indian (16.2%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (21.1%), Irish (20.0%), English (14.6%), United States (8.5%), Swedish (5.0%), Norwegian (3.8%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 41.9 square miles.

Population density: 42 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bear Creek

  • High school or higher: 91.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bear Creek CDP

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 1.0%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

37 residents are foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.3% North America).

This place:  2.1%
Alaska:  5.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bear Creek:  0.8% ($1,154)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (74.6 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2792.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Seward, AK (4.4 miles ), Lowell Point, AK (8.0 miles) , Primrose, AK (12.1 miles) , Crown Point, AK (17.0 miles) , Moose Pass, AK (22.7 miles ), Cooper Landing, AK (35.0 miles ), Sunrise, AK (49.1 miles) , Hope, AK (54.1 miles) .

Latitude: 60.18 N, Longitude: 149.40 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (15%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bear Creek:
  • PROVIDENCE SEWARD MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; SEWARD, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 65 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 77 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bear Creek:
  • TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTL (about 80 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; ID: ANC)
  • KENAI MUNI (about 130 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: ENA)
  • HOMER (about 149 miles; HOMER, AK; ID: HOM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bear Creek:
  • SEWARD (about 5 miles; SEWARD, AK; ID: SWD)
  • LAWING (about 16 miles; LAWING, AK; ID: 9Z9)
  • QUARTZ CREEK (about 30 miles; COOPER LANDING, AK; ID: JLA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bear Creek:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 77 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 340 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1980 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2020 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2020 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2038 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2038 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)

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Notable locations in Bear Creek: Divide (A), Lakeside Roadhouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Grayling Lake (A), Preachers Pond (B), Meridian Lake (C), Grouse Lake (D), Bear Lake (E), Little Bear Lake (F), Ski Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Clear Creek (A), Lost Creek (B), Salmon Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Box Canyon Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  10.1%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.0%

Bear Creek compared to Alaska state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Strongest AM radio stations in Bear Creek:
  • KSWD (950 AM; 1 kW; SEWARD, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bear Creek:
  • K285EG (104.9 FM; SEWARD, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K201AO (88.1 FM; SEWARD, AK; Owner: PUFFIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K272DG (102.3 FM; SEWARD, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KPFN (105.9 FM; SEWARD, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bear Creek:
  • K55DD (Channel 55; SEWARD, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K03FO (Channel 3; SEWARD, AK; Owner: CITY OF SEWARD)
  • K07PG (Channel 7; SEWARD, AK; Owner: CITY OF SEWARD)

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