Editing False Pass, Alaska

{{Short description|City in Alaska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = False Pass
| native_name                     = {{lang|ale|Isanax̂}}
| settlement_type                 = [[City (Alaska)|City]]
| nickname                        = "The Pass"

[[File:falsepass ak2008.JPG|thumb|250px|center|The center of False Pass as seen from the south.]]

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| image_caption                   = False Pass looking north
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| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in Alaska
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = State
| subdivision_name1               = [[Alaska]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|Borough]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Aleutians East Borough, Alaska|Aleutians East]]
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| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = Nicole Hoblet<ref>{{Cite book |title=2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory |publisher=Alaska Municipal League |year=2015 |location=Juneau |page=62}}</ref>
| leader_title1                   = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
| leader_name1                    = [[Lyman Hoffman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senator Lyman Hoffman |url=https://www.alaskasenate.org/2020/member/lyman-hoffman/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408143501/https://www.alaskasenate.org/2020/member/lyman-hoffman/ |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |website=Alaska Senate Majority |publisher=Alaskasenate.org}}</ref>
| leader_title2                   = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
| leader_name2                    = [[Bryce Edgmon]] ([[Independent politician|I]])
| established_title               = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date                = October 19, 1990<ref>{{Cite book |title=1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory |date=January 1996 |publisher=Alaska Municipal League/[[Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development|Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs]] |location=[[Juneau]] |page=56}}</ref>

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| area_total_km2                  = 169.76
| area_land_km2                   = 64.93
| area_water_km2                  = 104.83
| area_total_sq_mi                = 65.55
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 25.07
| area_water_sq_mi                = 40.48

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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = approximately 35 permanent residents
| population_total                = 397
| timezone                        = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
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| elevation_m                     = 9
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| coordinates                     = {{coord|54.855|N|163.414|W|region:US-AK|display=inline}}
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| postal_code                     = 99583
| area_code                       = [[Area code 907|907]]
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| website                         = [http://home.gci.net/~cityoffalsepass/ City Website]
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'''False Pass''' ({{langx|ale|Isanax̂}}<ref name="Bergsland">{{Cite book |last=Bergsland |first=K. |author-link=Knut Bergsland |title=Aleut Dictionary |publisher=Alaska Native Language Center |year=1994 |location=Fairbanks}}</ref>) is a city on [[Unimak Island]], in the [[Aleutians East Borough, Alaska|Aleutians East Borough]] of southwestern [[Alaska]], United States. Although the population was marked 397 including seasonal fish processing plant workers at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], approximately 35 residents call it home year-round.<ref name="2020 Census Data">{{Cite web |title=2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places |url=https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/2020-census-data.html |access-date=December 5, 2021 |publisher=State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development |format=Web}}</ref>

==History==
False Pass is an early English name for [[Isanotski Strait]] on which the city of False Pass is located. The strait was called "False Pass" by early American sailing ship captains because it was thought to be impassable for their [[Draft (hull)|deep draft]] vessels at the northern end. A salmon cannery was built on the Unimak Island side of the strait in 1919 <ref>''Pacific Fisherman'', vol 18, p.103, M. Freeman, Portland, Oregon, 1920</ref> which provided the nucleus for the modern settlement. A U.S. post office with the name of False Pass was established in 1921 which gave official status to the community.<ref>Orth, Donald J.: ''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names'', Geological Survey professional paper, 567, 1967, USGPO, Washington</ref>

Commercial fishing for salmon, cod, halibut and crab continues to be the core of the community's lifestyle and economy.

==Geography==
[[Image:City false pass alaska boundaries.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Boundaries of the City of False Pass|Boundaries of the city of False Pass, Alaska]]False Pass is at {{Coord|54|49|40|N|163|23|57|W|type:city}} (54.827886, -163.399090).<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> It is near the eastern end of [[Unimak Island]], in the [[Aleutian Islands]] chain. Part of the city (26.093&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, or 10.075 sq mi) is on the mainland's westernmost tip [[Alaska Peninsula]], across the [[Isanotski Strait]] (about 600 meters at the closest point), although that section is nearly unpopulated. The city boundaries include the abandoned villages of Morzhovoi and Ikatan.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|68.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|26.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|41.4|sqmi|km2}} (60.63%) is water.

==Transportation==
Boats and aircraft are the only transportation to and from False Pass. Aircraft use [[False Pass Airport]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 59
|1940= 88
|1950= 42
|1960= 41
|1970= 62
|1980= 70
|1990= 68
|2000= 64
|2010= 35
|2020= 397
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing |url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |access-date=June 4, 2016 |publisher=Census.gov}}</ref>
}}
False Pass first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as the unincorporated area of "Unimak." This included the populations of both False Pass and Ikatan. It reported again in 1940, but in 1950, was returned separately as False Pass (as an unincorporated village). It was made a census-designated place in 1980.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

===2000 Census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2000, there were 64 people, 22 households, and 13 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 40 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 62.50% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 26.56% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.38% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 22 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.7% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.79.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 35.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,375, and the median income for a family was $70,625. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $37,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,465. There were 11.1% of families and 8.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.

Occupation categories for the 2000 census are shown in the accompanying pie chart. [[File:False Pass 2000 Census Occupations.jpg|thumb|alt=Pie Chart of 2000 Census Occupations for False Pass, Alaska|2000 Census: Occupations]]  The community has traditionally depended upon commercial fishing, but it now employs only 24% of the workforce or 10 individuals. These individuals are boat captains and crewmen. As in many modern American communities, white collar sales/office and management positions now employ 51% of the employment positions or 21 people.<ref>''Community Database Online, False Pass''. {{Cite web |title=Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs |url=http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CF_BLOCK.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510035656/http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CF_BLOCK.htm |archive-date=May 10, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2015}}, accessed October 7, 2010</ref>

==Education==
[[Aleutians East Borough School District]] (AEBSD) operates the False Pass School.<ref>"[http://www.aebsd.org/schools Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220092126/http://www.aebsd.org/schools |date=February 20, 2017 }}." [[Aleutians East Borough School District]]. Retrieved on February 20, 2017.</ref>

{{circa|1978}} the school, then a part of the [[Aleutian Region School District]], had a single teacher,<ref name="Aleutp58">''Aleutian Islands, Aleutian Peninsula Debris Removal: Environmental Impact Statement''. [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]], 1980. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=UvoyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA58 58].</ref> and 8 students.<ref name="Aleutp59">''Aleutian Islands, Aleutian Peninsula Debris Removal: Environmental Impact Statement''. [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]], 1980. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=UvoyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA59 59].</ref>

==Picture gallery==
<gallery>
File:Falsepass_ak_crabboatpots.JPG|Crab boats loading pots in False Pass, AK.
File:Falsepass_ak_CoastalSea-WesternDawn.JPG|Local salmon seiner, False Pass, AK.
File:Falsepass_ak_peterpanstore_dock2004.JPG|Gillnetters at Peter Pan dock, False Pass, AK.
File:Falsepass_ak_SharonJeanWarjackAmandaDawn.JPG|Salmon boats at dock in False Pass, AK.
File:Falsepass_ak_salmonboats2009.JPG|Salmon boats hauled up in False Pass, AK.
File:Falsepass_ak_fvjuliasue2009.JPG|Local salmon seiner "up for the winter".
File:Falsepass_ak_coastaltrans2008.JPG|Seattle freighter arrives twice a month at False Pass.
File:Falsepass_ak_tustamena_citydock.JPG|Alaska Ferry Tustamena arrives monthly in False Pass.
File:Falsepass_ak-peterpansfds_dock2007.JPG|Peter Pan dock, looking west, False Pass.
File:Falsepass_ak_peterpansfds_roundtop2007.JPG|Old cannery board walks, False Pass.
File:Falsepass_ak_plat1588peharris1926.JPG|Original plat for cannery, False Pass.
File:Falsepass_ak_postoffice_citybldg2007.JPG|False Pass P.O., library, City Offices.
File:Falsepass_ak_clinic_publicsafetybldg2007.JPG|False Pass Medical Clinic.
File:Falsepass_ak_school_roundtop2008.JPG|False Pass School and Roundtop volcano.
File:Falsepass_ak_store_dock2008.JPG|False Pass grocery store & city dock.
File:Falsepass_ak_towards_akpeninsula2010.JPG|View east down Roundtop Valley, False Pass.
File:Falsepass-ak-cemetery2007.JPG|Cemetery in False Pass, Alaska.
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|False Pass, Alaska}}

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[[Category:Cities in Alaska]]
[[Category:Cities in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Unimak Island]]