Editing Nondalton, Alaska

{{short description|Town in Alaska, United States}}
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|native_name              = Nuvendaltun / Nundaltin
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska|Lake and Peninsula]]
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Joanna Trefon<ref>{{Cite book|title=2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|year=2015|page=113}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|leader_name1             = [[Lyman Hoffman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|leader_title2            = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
|leader_name2             = [[Bryce Edgmon]] ([[Independent politician|I]])
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = May 18, 1971<ref>{{cite journal|title=Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974|journal=Alaska Local Government|volume=XIII|issue=2|page=60|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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|population_total         = 133
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|postal_code              = 99640
|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
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[[File:Nondalton Arial View.jpg|alt=Aerial view of Nondalton Village|thumb|240x240px|Aerial view of Nondalton Village]]
'''Nondalton''' ([[Dena'ina language|Dena'ina]]: ''Nuvendaltun'' or ''Nundaltin'') is a town on the west shore of [[Six Mile Lake (Alaska)|Six Mile Lake]] in the [[Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 133, down from 164 in 2010.<ref name="2020 Census Data">{{cite web | url = https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/2020-census-data.html | title = 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places | format = Web | publisher = State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development | access-date = December 5, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==

Nondalton is located at {{coord|59|58|1|N|154|51|6|W|type:city}} (59.967015, -154.851636).<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>
[[File:Nondalton Arial View.jpg|alt=Aerial view of Nondalton|center|frameless|621x621px]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|8.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|8.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} (4.57%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 69
|1930= 24
|1940= 82
|1950= 103
|1960= 205
|1970= 184
|1980= 173
|1990= 178
|2000= 221
|2010= 164
|2020= 133
|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>
}}
Nondalton first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. This was the original Nondalton village, approximately 2 miles north of the present village.<ref>http://www.npshistory.com/publications/lacl/denaina-elnena.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The original site became Old Nondalton. Residents relocated in 1940 to the present location of Nondalton. It formally incorporated in 1971.

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 221 people, 68 households, and 49 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|26.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 120 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 9.50% White, 89.14% Native American, 0.45% Pacific Islander, and 0.90% from two or more races. 0.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 68 households, of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.78.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 39.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,583, and the median income for a family was $20,694. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $11,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $8,411. About 37.3% of families and 45.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 51.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 39.1% of those 65 or over.

== History ==
Nondalton is an [[Athabascan]] Indian ([[Dena'ina people|Tanaina]] and [[Iliamna, Alaska|Iliamna]]) village. The name means "lake after lake" in their language: the village is situated along one of a line of lakes. Nondalton was first recorded in 1909. The village was originally located on the north shore of [[Six Mile Lake (Alaska)|Six Mile Lake]], but was moved to the present location in 1940, due to the depletion of wood and the growth of mud flats.

Subsistence hunting and fishing are the major economic activities. Government is by tribal council. There is a food store with a post office attached, a state-certified public school providing pre-kindergarten through 12th grade instruction, an outpatient medical clinic with family social services, a maintained [[Russian Orthodox]] [[St. Nicholas Chapel (Nondalton, Alaska)|church]], a fishing lodge, and a water purification plant. Uncertified water is usually piped to most houses; septic tanks are used for sewage; and electric power and telephone service is available. Nondalton is on a boil drinking water notice indefinitely.

Nondalton is isolated: there are no highways or roads connecting it to other villages. The primary means of access and egress to the village is by airplane: a privately owned airport for single-engine craft services the village.

Among the issues affecting the village at the start of the 21st century is the proposed [[Pebble Mine]] site in the vicinity of nearby [[Lake Iliamna]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://library.state.ak.us/asp/edocs/2007/04/ocm71155611.pdf Subsistence harvests and uses of wild resources in Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth, Alaska, 2004 / by James A. Fall ... [et al.&#93;.] Hosted by [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012120420/http://library.state.ak.us/asp/ Alaska State Publications Program]

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