Editing Crooked Creek, Alaska

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Crooked Creek
| native_name                     = Qipcarpak
| native_name_lang                = esu
| settlement_type                 = [[Census-designated place]]
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| image_caption                   = School bus service at Crooked Creek
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| map_caption                     = Location of Crooked Creek, Alaska
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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Alaska]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|Census Area]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Bethel Census Area, Alaska|Bethel]]
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| leader_title                    = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
| leader_name                     = [[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_title1                   = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
| leader_name1                    = [[Bryce Edgmon]] ([[Independent politician|I]])
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| area_total_km2                  = 278.13
| area_land_km2                   = 258.55
| area_water_km2                  = 19.59
| area_total_sq_mi                = 107.39
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 99.83
| area_water_sq_mi                = 7.56
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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total                = 90
| population_density_km2          = 0.35
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| timezone                        = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -9
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| utc_offset_DST                  = -8
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| coordinates                     = {{coord|61|51|35|N|158|7|44|W|region:US-AK|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 99575
| area_code                       = [[Area code 907|907]]
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| blank_info                      = 02-17850
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'''Crooked Creek''' ({{langx|esu|Qipcarpak}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Bethel Census Area, Alaska|Bethel Census Area]], [[Alaska]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population of the CDP was 105,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0217850| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175041/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0217850| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crooked Creek CDP, Alaska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 20, 2013}}</ref> down from 137 in 2000.

==Geography==
The Crooked Creek CDP is located at {{coord|61|51|35|N|158|7|44|W|type:city}} (61.859821, -158.128884)<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> on the north bank of the [[Kuskokwim River]], at the mouth of Crooked Creek in the [[Kuskokwim Mountains]]. It is approximately {{convert|120|mi}} northeast (upriver) of [[Bethel, Alaska|Bethel]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|278.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|258.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|19.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 7.05%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 48
|1950= 43
|1960= 92
|1970= 59
|1980= 108
|1990= 106
|2000= 137
|2010= 105
|2020= 90
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}
Crooked Creek first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.

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 137 people, 38 households, and 31 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 46 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 6.57% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 90.51% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 2.92% from two or more races.

There were 38 households, out of which 57.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 31.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.61 and the average family size was 4.00.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 41.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 13.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $23,125. Males had a median income of $13,750 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,495. There were 25.0% of families and 28.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 23.0% of under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.

==Services and utilities==
As of July 2009, running water and plumbing in Crooked Creek are available at the school, teacher housing, "washeteria", lodge, and store. The [[Bucket toilet|honey bucket]] system is used in most of the community. Water is generally brought to homes from either the Kuskokwim River or purchased at the Washeteria. At the Washeteria, laundry services (washer and dryer) and showers are available for purchase.

The community has a store, a "lodge" (similar to a [[bed and breakfast]] with shared bathrooms), a school, and a Washeteria.  Cell phone services have been operating in the area since January 2017, and land line service is available. Internet is available at the school and now available for private homes.

==Education==
The [[Kuspuk School District]] operates a K-12 rural school, Johnnie John Sr. School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0200760|title=Kuspuk School District schools for this district|publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]|access-date=2024-05-27}}</ref> It had approximately 22 students (December 2017).{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

==References==
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{{Coord|display=title|61.859821|-158.128884}}
{{Bethel Census Area, Alaska}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Bethel Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska]]