Editing Emmonak, Alaska

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Emmonak
|native_name              = Imangaq
          
| native_name_lang        = esu
|settlement_type          = [[City (Alaska)|City]]
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|motto                    = 
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|subdivision_type         = 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        = [[Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska|Kusilvak]]
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Martina R. Redfox
|leader_title1            = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|leader_name1             = [[Donny Olson]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|leader_title2            = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
|leader_name2             = [[Neal Foster]] (D)
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = February 13, 1964<ref>{{cite journal|title=Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974|journal=Alaska Local Government|volume=XIII|issue=2|page=32|location=Juneau|publisher=[[Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development|Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs]]|date=January 1974}}</ref>

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|area_total_km2           = 15.31
|area_land_km2            = 12.86
|area_water_km2           = 2.44
|area_total_sq_mi         = 5.91
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.97
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.94

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 825
|timezone                 = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 2
|elevation_ft             = 7
|coordinates              = {{Coord|62|46|38|N|164|32|42|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 99581
|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
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|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 02-22910
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'''Emmonak''' ({{langx|esu|Imangaq}}) is a city in [[Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska]], United States. At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 762, down from 767 in 2000.

==Geography and climate==
Emmonak is located in the large delta of the [[Yukon River]] at {{Coord|62|46|38|N|164|32|42|W|type:city}} (62.777328, -164.544920).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|7.5|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}} of it (13.08%) is water.

Emmonak is one of the last permanent settlements along the Yukon before it empties out into [[Bering Sea]].
{{Weather box
|location = Emmonak, Alaska (1971–2000 normals, extremes 1977–1994)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 39
|Feb record high F = 46
|Mar record high F = 44
|Apr record high F = 54
|May record high F = 73
|Jun record high F = 80
|Jul record high F = 80
|Aug record high F = 80
|Sep record high F = 67
|Oct record high F = 57
|Nov record high F = 43
|Dec record high F = 40
|year record high F = 80
|Jan avg record high F = 33.7
|Feb avg record high F = 33.6
|Mar avg record high F = 38.1
|Apr avg record high F = 42.5
|May avg record high F = 59.1
|Jun avg record high F = 70.2
|Jul avg record high F = 71.8
|Aug avg record high F = 71.1
|Sep avg record high F = 59.9
|Oct avg record high F = 47.3
|Nov avg record high F = 37.5
|Dec avg record high F = 34.1
|year avg record high F = 76.1
|Jan high F = 14.5
|Feb high F = 15.0
|Mar high F = 22.6
|Apr high F = 30.7
|May high F = 45.1
|Jun high F = 57.2
|Jul high F = 61.5
|Aug high F = 58.6
|Sep high F = 50.5
|Oct high F = 36.4
|Nov high F = 23.1
|Dec high F = 16.9
|year high F = 36.1
|Jan mean F = 6.5
|Feb mean F = 6.7
|Mar mean F = 14.1
|Apr mean F = 21.9
|May mean F = 37.0
|Jun mean F = 49.2
|Jul mean F = 54.5
|Aug mean F = 52.5
|Sep mean F = 44.6
|Oct mean F = 30.6
|Nov mean F = 18.4
|Dec mean F = 9.8
|year mean F = 28.8
|Jan low F = 0.4
|Feb low F = -0.9
|Mar low F = 4.6
|Apr low F = 13.5
|May low F = 29.4
|Jun low F = 41.1
|Jul low F = 47.4
|Aug low F = 45.2
|Sep low F = 37.4
|Oct low F = 25.6
|Nov low F = 11.6
|Dec low F = 3.8
|year low F = 21.7
|Jan avg record low F = -25.9
|Feb avg record low F = -26.6
|Mar avg record low F = -19.1
|Apr avg record low F = -7.8
|May avg record low F = 14.7
|Jun avg record low F = 31.6
|Jul avg record low F = 39.1
|Aug avg record low F = 35.6
|Sep avg record low F = 27.9
|Oct avg record low F = 8.6
|Nov avg record low F = -7.5
|Dec avg record low F = -21.8
|year avg record low F = -33.7
|Jan record low F = -50
|Feb record low F = -41
|Mar record low F = -40
|Apr record low F = -19
|May record low F = -7
|Jun record low F = 21
|Jul record low F = 34
|Aug record low F = 28
|Sep record low F = 19
|Oct record low F = -5
|Nov record low F = -29
|Dec record low F = -30
|year record low F = -50
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.15
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.94
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.10
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.71
|May precipitation inch = 1.03
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.57
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.15
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.06
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.92
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.72
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.49
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.35
|year precipitation inch = 19.19
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan precipitation days = 7.9
|Feb precipitation days = 6.3
|Mar precipitation days = 6.9
|Apr precipitation days = 5.1
|May precipitation days = 7.3
|Jun precipitation days = 8.8
|Jul precipitation days = 12.8
|Aug precipitation days = 14.1
|Sep precipitation days = 14.3
|Oct precipitation days = 11.6
|Nov precipitation days = 11.4
|Dec precipitation days = 8.7
|year precipitation days = 115.2
|Jan snow inch = 8.9
|Feb snow inch = 7.9
|Mar snow inch = 8.7
|Apr snow inch = 3.2
|May snow inch = 1.3
|Jun snow inch = trace
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.1
|Oct snow inch = 4.4
|Nov snow inch = 12.4
|Dec snow inch = 11.9
|year snow inch = 58.8
|unit snow days = 0.1 inch
|Jan snow days = 6.9
|Feb snow days = 6.1
|Mar snow days = 6.3
|Apr snow days = 3.3
|May snow days = 1.2
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.1
|Oct snow days = 5.2
|Nov snow days = 9.2
|Dec snow days = 9.2
|year snow days = 47.5
|source 1 = WRCC<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliNORM2000tM.pl?ak2825
|title = 1971-2000 Monthly Climate Summary, EMMONAK, ALASKA (502825)
|publisher = Western Regional Climate Center
|access-date = January 28, 2024
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240128050128/https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliNORM2000tM.pl?ak2825
|archive-date = January 28, 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS (snowfall)<ref>[https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ XMACIS]</ref>}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 439
|1980= 567
|1990= 642
|2000= 767
|2010= 762
|2020= 825
|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>
}}
Emmonak first appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census as an incorporated city (having incorporated in 1964), although was erroneously called "Emanguk." It was the successor community to Kwiguk, which was located a mile and a half south, most of whose residents removed to the new village of Emmonak in 1964 after flooding damaged the old village, including their cannery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://explorenorth.com/library/communities/alaska/bl-Emmonak.htm|title = The History of Emmonak, Alaska - ExploreNorth}}</ref>

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 2000, there were 767 people, 189 households, and 150 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|102.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 218 housing units at an average density of {{convert|29.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 5.61% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 91.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 2.74% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 189 households, out of which 55.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.06 and the average family size was 4.58.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 44.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $18,542 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $9,069. About 16.4% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Winter 2008–2009 Energy Crisis==
In the winter of 2008–2009, a combination of a cold winter and increased fuel prices led to economic hardship. Due to a collapse in local [[king salmon]] fisheries in 2008{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}, residents were unable to buy increased amounts of [[heating oil]] at higher prices. On January 10, 2009, Nicholas C. Tucker Sr., a town elder, circulated a letter asking for aid.<ref name=BristolBayTimes>{{cite news| title = 2009: Emmonak man seeks food airlift to combat economic crisis |year= 2009 | url = http://thebristolbaytimes.com/news/story/4512 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130204082723/http://thebristolbaytimes.com/news/story/4512 | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 4, 2013 | access-date = January 12, 2009 }}</ref> The letter was circulated by Alaska bloggers, where it was picked up by national media.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}

==Education==
K-12 students attend Emmonak School, operated by the [[Lower Yukon School District]].

==References==
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{{Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska}}
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[[Category:Cities in Alaska]]
[[Category:Cities in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Yukon River]]