Editing Atka, Alaska

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| official_name                   = Atka
| native_name                     = Atx̂ax̂
| settlement_type                 = [[City (Alaska)|City]]
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| image_caption                   = Village of Atka
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| pushpin_map                     = Alaska#North America
| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in Alaska

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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska|Aleutians West]]
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| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = Luke Snigaroff<ref>{{Cite book|title=2023 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|date=January 2023|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|location=[[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]]|page=47|url=https://www.akml.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Atka.pdf|access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>
| leader_title1                   = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
| leader_name1                    = [[Lyman Hoffman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alaskasenate.org/2020/member/lyman-hoffman/ |title=Senator Lyman Hoffman |publisher=Alaskasenate.org |website=Alaska Senate Majority |access-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408143501/https://www.alaskasenate.org/2020/member/lyman-hoffman/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| leader_title2                   = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
| leader_name2                    = [[Bryce Edgmon]] ([[Independent politician|I]])
| established_title               = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date                = 1988<ref>{{cite book|title=1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=[[Juneau]]|publisher=Alaska Municipal League/[[Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development|Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs]]|date=January 1996|page=29}}</ref>

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| population_total                = 53
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| postal_code                     = 99547
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'''Atka''' ({{langx|ale|Atx̂ax̂}}, {{langx|ru|Атка}}) is a small city located on the east side of [[Atka Island]], in [[Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska|Aleutians West Census Area]], [[Alaska]], [[United States]]. The population was 53 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0204210 |website=data.census.gov |access-date=December 22, 2021}}</ref> down from 61 in 2010.

The population of Atka is nearly entirely [[Aleut people|Aleut]] ([[Unangan]]). The major industry is fishing.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==Geography==
Atka is located at {{coord|52|11|57|N|174|12|48|W|type:city}} (52.199271, -174.213398).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the hamlet has a total area of {{convert|36.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|8.7|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|27.4|sqmi|km2}} of it (75.81%) is water.

Atka is formed by a shield volcano, with a number of outlets. The highest point on Atka is [[Korovin Volcano]], which last erupted in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcinfo.php?volcname=Korovin|title=Korovin Volcano description and information|publisher=[[Alaska Volcano Observatory]]|accessdate=June 16, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 236
|1890= 132
|1920= 56
|1930= 103
|1940= 89
|1950= 85
|1960= 119
|1970= 88
|1980= 93
|1990= 73
|2000= 92
|2010= 61
|2020= 53
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Atka first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Aleut village of "Nazan".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&dq=nazan&pg=PA49|title=Geological Survey Professional Paper|date=August 10, 1949|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|via=Google Books}}</ref> It had 236 residents, of which 220 were Aleut, 14 were Creole (Mixed Russian & Native) and 2 were White.<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf Census date] census.gov</ref> In 1890, it returned as Atka, with 132 residents, of which 116 were native, 15 were Creole and 1 White.<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v8-01.pdf Census data] census.gov</ref> It did not appear again under the name "Atka" on the census until 1920,<ref>[https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084484v1ch5.pdf Census date] census.gov</ref> and in every successive census. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980<ref>[https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_akABCD-01.pdf Census data] census.gov</ref> and formally incorporated in 1988.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 92 people, 32 households, and 20 families residing in the hamlet. The population density was {{convert|10.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 41 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 80.43% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 6.52% [[White people|White]], 1.09% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1.09% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], and 10.87% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latin Americans|Latino]] of any race.

Of the 32 households, 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The median income for a household in the hamlet was $30,938, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $33,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,080. There were no families and 7.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 26.7% of those over 64.

[[Atka Airport]] is the island's only airstrip.

==Education==
Atka is served by the [[Aleutian Region Schools]]. The Yakov E. Netsvetov School serves grades K-12. The school has two teachers, one for the elementary grades and one for the secondary grades.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yakov E. Netsvetov School Contacts - Aleutian Region School District |url=http://www.aleutregion.org/yakov_e_netsvetov_school_contacts |website=www.aleutregion.org |accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref> In the 2019–20 school year, it had 10 enrolled students.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kraegel |first1=Laura |title=After Fears Of Closure, Atka's School Is Back To 10 Students And Staying Open |url=https://www.kucb.org/post/after-fears-closure-atkas-school-back-10-students-and-staying-open#stream/0 |website=www.kucb.org |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Alaska}}
*[[Atka Airport]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/1416bd82-ae8b-413c-a12c-5c56c233e3e3 Atka] at the Community Database Online from the [[Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development|Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs]]
* Maps from the [[Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192424/http://labor.alaska.gov/research/alari/images/maps/6_2_22map.pdf 2000], [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114801/http://labor.alaska.gov/research/census/placemaps/04210.pdf 2010]

{{Coord|display=title|52.199271|-174.213398}}
{{Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska}}

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[[Category:Atka Island]]
[[Category:Cities in Alaska]]
[[Category:Cities in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Road-inaccessible communities of Alaska]]