Editing Seldovia, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 74
|1890= 99
|1900= 149
|1910= 173
|1920= 258
|1930= 379
|1940= 410
|1950= 437
|1960= 460
|1970= 437
|1980= 479
|1990= 316
|2000= 286
|2010= 255
|2020= 235
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Seldovia first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated villages of Seldovia and Ostrovki.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=seldovia&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> Of the 74 residents, 38 were Creole (Mixed Russian and Native) and 36 were Inuit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics of the Population of Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1880}}</ref> In 1890, it returned as Seldovia, and reported 99 residents, of which 83 were Native and 16 Creole.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890 |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v8-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=Government Printing Office}}</ref> It has reported in every successive census. It formally incorporated in 1945.

[[File:Seldovia2.jpg|left|thumb|Schooner Beach shop.]]
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 255 people, 121 households, and 66 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|668.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 218 housing units at an average density of {{convert|571.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 72.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 13.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11.4% from two or more races.  3.9% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 121 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.5% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 20.0% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 37.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 104 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,313, and the median income for a family was $68,750. Males had a median income of $61,875 versus $21,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $30,754.  About 1.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 1.9% of those 65 or over.