Editing Cold Bay, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 231
|1960= 86
|1970= 256
|1980= 228
|1990= 148
|2000= 88
|2010= 108
|2020= 50
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
Cold Bay first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the unincorporated area of "Thin Point", which included Thin Point & Cold Bay (including two canneries and Cold Bay Salting Station). It reported 231 residents, of which 110 were White, 106 were Asian, ten were Creole (Mixed Russian & Native), three were Native and two were Other.<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 would not appear again until 1960, when it reported as the unincorporated village of Cold Bay. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980 and incorporated in 1982.

Cold Bay is a highly transient community, lacking the generational attachment characteristic of the surrounding native villages. Residents, drawn to the area largely by the Wildlife Refuge, Weather Service, or air traffic jobs, rarely stay more than a year in Cold Bay.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 census, there were 88 people, 36 households and 18 families residing in the city. The population density was 1.6 per square mile (0.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 98 housing units at an average density of 1.8 per square&nbsp;mile (0.7/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the city was 72% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 17% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 5% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1% from two or more races. 2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 36 households, of which 33% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44% were married couples living together, 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50% were non-families. 36% 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 two and the average family size was three.

Age distribution was 24% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 40% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 184 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 205 males.

The [[median household income]] was $55,750, and the median family income 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% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no one under eighteen or over 64.

===Religion===
Cold Bay has a significant [[Baptists|Baptist]] population. The city's only church is Cold Bay Community Chapel, a member of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cold Bay Community Chapel|url=http://www.faithstreet.com/church/cold-bay-community-chapel-cold-bay-ak|website=FaithStreet|access-date=October 23, 2015}}</ref>