McCarthy, Alaska

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Back to McCarthy, AK housing info, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, AK smaller cities, AK small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Valdez-Cordova Census Area Population in July 2007: 38. Males: 22   (59.5%) Females: 16   (40.5%) Median resident age:   46.3 years Alaska median age:   32.4 years Zip code: 99588 Estimated median household income in 2008: $22,968 (it was $17,188 in 2000) McCarthy:   $22,968 Alaska:   $68,460 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $21,452 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $155,614 (it was $90,000 in 2000) McCarthy:   $155,614 Alaska:   $237,800 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $273,392; Detached houses: $273,673 McCarthy, AK residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in McCarthy: White Non-Hispanic (100.0%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in McCarthy: 97.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about McCarthy, Alaska on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. McCarthy is mentioned 29 times on our forum: Some recent AK photo's  (7562 replies) Alaskan Politics (statewide and nationwide)  (2984 replies) I want to come visit Alaska from the UK - Totally confused as when to come..  (102 replies) America's best idea  (82 replies) Urban Exploration/Paranormal Research  (44 replies) Living Secluded, Alone and Totally Isolated  (92 replies) Latest news from McCarthy, AK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (11.9%), Scottish (9.5%), German (7.1%), Slovak (7.1%), Czech (4.8%), English (4.8%). Current Local Time: AKST time zone Land area: 148.3 square miles. Population density: 0.3 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in McCarthy, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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McCarthy-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 102% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/28/1979 at 21:27:06, a magnitude 7.4 (6.4 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.4 UK, 6.9 ML, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 68.1 miles away from McCarthy center
On 6/28/1983 at 03:25:17, a magnitude 6.0 (6.0 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.9 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/8/2002 at 04:04:17, a magnitude 5.5 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, 5.0 MW, 5.5 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/8/2008 at 09:53:01, a magnitude 5.4 (5.4 MB, 5.2 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 56.9 miles away from McCarthy center
On 11/8/2002 at 20:29:02, a magnitude 5.2 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.1 ML, Depth: 5.6 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/5/2002 at 01:33:30, a magnitude 5.2 (4.7 MB, 5.2 ML, 4.9 ML, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from McCarthy center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

• Mc Carthy Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 500, Itinerant Ops: 400, Local Ops: 500)
• Jakes Bar Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 50, Itinerant Ops: 50)
• Swift Creek Airport (Runways: 1)

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Notable location: Blackburn (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Dimond Creek (A), Farm Creek (B), Lubbe Creek (C), McCarthy Creek (D), National Creek (E), Nikolai Creek (F), Swift Creek (G), Bonanza Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	1.6 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	26.9%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	30.8%
Whole state:	7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This place:	15.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

This place:	9.1%
Whole state:	4.0%

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9.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,139 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.68%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Anchorage Municipality, AK	1.62% ($46,417 average AGI)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.75% ($51,571)
from Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.46% ($52,647)

11.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.33%
Alaska average:	9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Anchorage Municipality, AK	2.51% ($38,811 average AGI)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.90% ($44,471)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.77% ($43,379)

• Sourdough Ridge, 8 Kilometers East By Southeast Of, Structure height: 10.1 m, Call Sign: KNKQ401
  Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/02/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009
  Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 828-5515, Fax: (202) 828-5568, Email:
• Mccarthy Cell Site; At The Corner Of Regal Street And Chitty Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 22.3 m, Call Sign: KNKQ401
  Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/02/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009
  Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 828-5515, Fax: (202) 828-5568, Email:

• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"