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Population in July 2008: 548. Population change since 2000: +9.6%
 

Males: 301  (55.0%)
Females: 247  (45.0%)

Median resident age:  25.8 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99658.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,869 (it was $39,375 in 2000)
St. Mary's:  $51,869
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,538
St. Mary's:  $20,538
Alaska:  $28,891

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,036 (it was $52,000 in 2000)
St. Mary's:  $86,036
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $114,348; Detached houses: $111,699

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Races in St. Mary's:

  • American Indian (87.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (11.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in St. Mary's: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (4.8%), English (3.6%), Norwegian (2.0%), Russian (2.0%), Irish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Elevation: 393 feet

Land area: 43.9 square miles.

Population density: 12 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in St. Mary's

  • High school or higher: 74.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 11.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 6.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Mary's city

  • Never married: 51.1%
  • Now married: 35.4%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Alaska:  5.9%


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

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

St. Mary's:  1.3% ($650)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (445.5 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2740.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Pitkas Point, AK (1.2 miles) , Pilot Station, AK (3.6 miles ), Mountain Village, AK (4.1 miles ), Marshall, AK (6.2 miles ), Sheldon Point (Nunam Iqua), AK (7.9 miles) , Alakanuk, AK (8.0 miles ), Russian Mission, AK (8.0 miles ), Emmonak, AK (8.1 miles ).

Latitude: 62.05 N, Longitude: 163.22 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +57 (+12.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Air transportation (14%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Utilities (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (23%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Social assistance (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Air transportation (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Religious workers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Air transportation workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)



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Average climate in St. Mary's, Alaska

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St. Mary's-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/2005 at 12:50:12, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from St. Mary's center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Mary's:
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 138 miles; BETHEL, AK)
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 182 miles; NOME, AK)
  • BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (about 263 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK)

Airports located in St. Mary's:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Mary's:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 444 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 513 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1802 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1803 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1807 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1824 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1850 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

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Notable locations in St. Mary's: Tukachak (A), Wilburs Place (B), Old Andreafsky (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Margaret Slough (A), Steamboat Slough (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in St. Mary's and their reported violations in the past:

ST. MARYS WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 521, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Other (JUN-14-2006)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2003
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2002. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2002)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2001
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2000
Past monitoring violations:
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Other (JUN-14-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Other (JUN-14-2006)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 25 regular monitoring violations
  • 29 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  3.6 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.7%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  9.5%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  20.4%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Mary's, AK


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St. Mary's compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median house value significantly below 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 significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (93%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • No fuel used (2%)

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
Electric Power 0$0 1$1,302
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,587
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$808
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$638
Water Supply 0$0 1$2,936
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,656
Other Government Administration 1$3,875$46,5007$554
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 10$20,787$24,9447$2,632
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 24$79,500$39,75015$10,081
Totals for Government 35$104,162$35,71335$22,193



St. Mary's government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $1,113,000
    Sewerage: $116,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $21,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $18,000
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $311,000
    General: $108,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,330,000
    General - Other: $1,221,000
    Financial Administration: $281,000
    Police Protection: $202,000
    Sewerage: $101,000
    Regular Highways: $84,000
    Water Utilities: $43,000
    Electric Utilities: $41,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $67,000
    All Other: $32,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $136,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $384,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $50,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $2,135,000
    General Support: $36,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $107,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,521,000

Strongest AM radio stations in St. Mary's:
  • 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)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNSA (930 AM; 3 kW; UNALAKLEET, AK; Owner: UNALAKLEET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)


TV broadcast stations around St. Mary's:
  • K07RK (Channel 7; ST. MARYS, AK; Owner: CITY OF ST. MARY'S)
  • K13SX (Channel 13; ST. MARYS, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K02LV (Channel 2; PITKAS POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K04MW (Channel 4; PITKAS POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


St. Mary's fatal accident list:
Jun 28, 2007 06:20 AM, St. Marys Airport Rd, Lat: 62.046072, Lon: -163.252639, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Oct 3, 2000 10:50 AM, Paukan Avenue, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 1, 1988 01:05 AM, Sipary, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Within The Village Of St. Mary's, Alaska, Type: Tower, Structure height: 11.6 m, Overall height: 13 m, Call Sign: WPOJ693
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/30/1999, Expiration Date: 06/30/2009, Certifier: Steve Hamlen
    Registrant: Wireless Applications Corp., 111-108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Fax: (425) 649-5675, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Jon Duracinski, Within The Village Of St. Mary's, Alaska, Type: Tower, Structure height: 11.6 m, Overall height: 13 m, , Licensee ID: L00002084
    Registrant: Unicom, Inc., 5450 A Street, Anchorage, AK 99518, Phone: (907) 273-5289, Email:


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