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Gustavus, AK map Population (year 2000): 429. Estimated population in July 2006: 374 (-12.8% change)
 

Males: 241  (56.2%)
Females: 188  (43.8%)
Median resident age:  40.3 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99826.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,500 (it was $34,766 in 2000)
Gustavus  $34,500
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $156,000 (it was $135,300 in 2000)
Gustavus  $156,000
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Gustavus:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
  • American Indian (8.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

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Ancestries: English (18.6%), Irish (13.1%), German (11.7%), United States (10.0%), Norwegian (9.3%), French (5.4%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 37.7 square miles.

Population density: 10 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Gustavus

  • High school or higher: 91.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
  • Unemployed: 14.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gustavus CDP

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

1 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
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:

Gustavus:  0.6% ($759)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (982.0 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2062.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Excursion Inlet, AK (23.1 miles) , Game Creek, AK (29.4 miles) , Hoonah, AK (30.0 miles ), Whitestone Logging Camp, AK (30.7 miles) , Elfin Cove, AK (44.5 miles) , Pelican, AK (45.6 miles) , Tenakee Springs, AK (57.0 miles) , Mud Bay, AK (57.3 miles) .

Latitude: 58.42 N, Longitude: 135.75 W


Area code: 907

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Most common industries for males:
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (26%)
  • Construction (21%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (22%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Air transportation (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (8%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Life and physical scientists (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Social scientists and related workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Gustavus:
  • BARTLETT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 85 miles; JUNEAU, AK)
  • MT EDGECUMBE HOSPITAL (about 98 miles; SITKA, AK)
  • SITKA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 98 miles; SITKA, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gustavus:
  • GUSTAVUS (about 4 miles; GUSTAVUS, AK; ID: GST)
  • JUNEAU INTL (about 82 miles; JUNEAU, AK; ID: JNU)
  • SITKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ (about 99 miles; SITKA, AK; ID: SIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gustavus:
  • BARTLETT COVE (about 10 miles; BARTLETT COVE, AK; ID: BQV)
  • EXCURSION INLET (about 22 miles; EXCURSION INLET, AK; ID: EXI)
  • HOONAH (about 30 miles; HOONAH, AK; ID: OOH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gustavus:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 946 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 993 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1110 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1132 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1133 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1154 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 1174 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
Public elementary/middle school in Gustavus:
  • GUSTAVUS SCHOOL (Students: 52; Location: GUSTAVUS #120; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Gustavus:
  • GUSTAVUS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $21,376; Location: #14 GUSTAVUS MAIN ROAD; 8,557 books; 108 audio materials; 306 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Gustavus: Glacier Bay Lodge (A), United States National Park Service Headquarters (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Hotels: Glacier Bay Country Inn (Po Box 5) (1), Annie Mae Lodge (2 Grandpas Farm Road) (2), Meadow's Glacier Bay Guest House (Ip) (PO Box 93) (3), Gustavus Inn at Glacier Bay (Po Box 60) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Gustavus and their reported violations in the past:

GUSTAVUS INN (Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
BEAR TRACK INN (Population served: 35, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2004
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2004
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2004
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2004
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2004
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2004
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 5 other older monitoring violations
GLACIER BAY COUNTRY INN (Address: 1 MILE TONG ROAD, Population served: 31, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  57.3%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  14.6%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Gustavus compared to Alaska state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$600
Local Libraries 0$0 2$1,170
Solid Waste Management 0$0 3$1,817
Other Government Administration 1$2,332$27,9840$0
Totals for Government 1$2,332$27,9846$3,587



Strongest AM radio stations in Gustavus:
  • KINY (800 AM; 10 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA-JUNEAU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJNO (630 AM; 5 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KRSA (580 AM; 5 kW; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KIFW (1230 AM; 1 kW; SITKA, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTKN (930 AM; 5 kW; KETCHIKAN, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gustavus:
  • K201AM (88.1 FM; GUSTAVUS, AK; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gustavus:
  • K02LW (Channel 2; GUSTAVUS, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K04MR (Channel 4; GUSTAVUS, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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