Cold Bay, Alaska

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Cold Bay is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, U.S. At the 2000 census the population was 88.

Cold Bay is one of the main commercial centers of the Alaska Peninsula, and is home to Cold Bay Airport.

Geography

Cold Bay is located at [55°12′33″N, 162°42′51″W] (55.209038, -162.714298)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 183.7 km² (70.9 mi²). 140.8 km² (54.4 mi²) of it is land and 42.9 km² (16.6 mi²) of it (23.34%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 88 people, 36 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density was 0.6/km² (1.6/mi²). There were 98 housing units at an average density of 0.7/km² (1.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.59% White, 3.41% Black or African American, 17.05% Native American, 4.55% Asian, 2.27% Pacific Islander, and 1.14% from two or more races. 2.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 36 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 39.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, . The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 183.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 204.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,750, and the median income for a family was $64,375. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $38,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,037. There were no families and 27.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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