Mentasta Lake, Alaska

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Back to Mentasta Lake, AK housing info, 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... Population (year 2000): 142 Males: 72   (50.7%) Females: 70   (49.3%) Median resident age:   31.8 years Alaska median age:   32.4 years Zip code: 99586 Estimated median household income in 2008: $23,177 (it was $17,344 in 2000) Mentasta Lake:   $23,177 Alaska:   $68,460 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $15,075 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $165,815 (it was $95,900 in 2000) Mentasta Lake:   $165,815 Alaska:   $237,800 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $268,350; Detached houses: $268,626 Mentasta Lake, 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 Mentasta Lake: American Indian (71.1%) White Non-Hispanic (28.9%) Two or more races (8.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Mentasta Lake: 101.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Discuss Mentasta Lake, Alaska on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Ancestries: United States (7.7%), English (4.9%), Dutch (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), Swiss (1.4%). Current Local Time: AKST time zone Land area: 303.1 square miles. Population density: 0.5 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Mentasta Lake, Alaska

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Mentasta Lake-area historical earthquake activity is above Alaska state average. It is 1600% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 22:32:17, a magnitude 6.0 (5.6 MB, 6.0 ML, 5.8 ML, Depth: 2.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 74.2 miles away from Mentasta Lake center
On 10/22/1996 at 22:15:02, a magnitude 5.8 (5.7 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.4 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/3/2002 at 22:30:50, a magnitude 5.4 (5.4 MB, 5.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/2003 at 04:52:10, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.6 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.5 ML, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.4 miles away from Mentasta Lake center
On 11/3/2002 at 22:50:45, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.5 ML, 5.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/4/2002 at 00:50:43, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.5 ML, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from Mentasta Lake center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Log Cabin Inn (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lake: Mentasta Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Rivers and creeks: Snowshoe Creek (A), Station Creek (B), Little Tok River (C), Bartell Creek (D), Trail Creek (E), Log Cabin Creek (F), Fish Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	61.1%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.3%
Whole state:	7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This place:	35.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

This place:	7.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mentasta Lake, AK

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• Jimmy Sipes, Gci Mentasta Lake Es, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 22.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00045569
  Registrant: Gci Communication Corp., 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, AK 99503, Phone: (907) 868-5615, Email: