Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

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Population (year 2000): 83

Males: 43	(51.8%)
Females: 40	(48.2%)

Median resident age:	33.3 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2008: $58,463 (it was $43,750 in 2000)

Nelson Lagoon:	$58,463
Alaska:	$68,460

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $36,896

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $201,779 (it was $116,700 in 2000)

Nelson Lagoon:	$201,779
Alaska:	$237,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $331,592; Detached houses: $347,024; Mobile homes: $85,000

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Races in Nelson Lagoon:

American Indian (81.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (13.3%)
Two or more races (6.0%)
Filipino (2.4%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Nelson Lagoon: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (19.3%), Swedish (3.6%), Arab (2.4%), English (2.4%), Italian (2.4%), Welsh (2.4%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 135.3 square miles.

Population density: 0.6 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Nelson Lagoon

High school or higher: 54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 46.2%
Mean travel time to work: 8.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nelson Lagoon CDP

Never married: 23.8%
Now married: 58.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 17.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Alaska:	5.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Nelson Lagoon:	1.3% ($1,500)
Alaska:	1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (545.4 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2521.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Sand Point, AK (7.3 miles ), Ivanof Bay, AK (8.2 miles) , King Cove, AK (8.8 miles ), Perryville, AK (8.9 miles) , Cold Bay, AK (9.0 miles) , Chignik Lake, AK (9.8 miles) , Chignik Lagoon, AK (10.2 miles) , Chignik, AK (10.5 miles) .

Latitude: 56.00 N, Longitude: 161.20 W

Area code: 907

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Nelson Lagoon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 201% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/13/1993 at 11:59:49, a magnitude 6.9 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.8 MS, 6.9 MW, Depth: 20.1 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from Nelson Lagoon center
On 10/13/1999 at 01:33:40, a magnitude 6.4 (6.0 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.4 MW, 6.0 ML, Depth: 18.6 mi) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/1993 at 23:16:43, a magnitude 6.3 (6.2 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.3 ML, Depth: 22.9 mi) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/14/1995 at 17:33:50, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.9 MS, 6.2 MW, Depth: 21.8 mi) earthquake occurred 85.2 miles away from Nelson Lagoon center
On 1/20/2000 at 06:13:02, a magnitude 6.0 (5.7 MB, 6.0 ME, 5.8 MW, Depth: 137.2 mi) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/6/1974 at 03:56:01, a magnitude 6.0 (6.0 MB, 5.3 MS) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from Nelson Lagoon center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Nelson Lagoon:

BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (about 236 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK)
YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 288 miles; BETHEL, AK)
PROVIDENCE KODIAK ISLAND MEDICAL CENTE (about 350 miles; KODIAK, AK)

Airports located in Nelson Lagoon:

Nelson Lagoon Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 206, Itinerant Ops: 12, Local Ops: 84)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nelson Lagoon:

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 545 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 761 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1674 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1685 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1685 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1703 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 1724 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)

Public high school in Nelson Lagoon:

NELSON LAGOON SCHOOL (Students: 17; Location: 154 BERING WAY; Grades: PK - 12)

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Lakes: Coast Lake (A), Big Fish Lake (B), Salt Water Lagoon (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: Caribou River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

NELSON LAGOON WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 83, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2006

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2006

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2005

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2005

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2005

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2004

13 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2006

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2006

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-2006

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2005

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2005

41 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

58 regular monitoring violations

85 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	64.5%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	22.6%
Whole state:	7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 3.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	6.4%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	6.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Nelson Lagoon compared to Alaska state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (100%)

Strongest AM radio stations in Nelson Lagoon:

KSDP (830 AM; 1 kW; SAND POINT, AK; Owner: ALEUTIAN PENINSULA BROADCASTING, INC)
KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Nelson Lagoon:

K09QM (Channel 9; NELSON LAGOON, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K04LQ (Channel 4; NELSON LAGOON, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

Nelson Lagoon fatal accident list:
Oct 15, 2007 10:10 AM, Airport Road, Lat: 54.306767, Lon: -165.499889, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 825PK , Serial Number: 18-8789, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 05/06/1969
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Franz Point, Nelson Lagoon, AK 99571

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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