Editing Ouzinkie, Alaska

{{short description|City in Alaska, United States}}
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|official_name            = Ouzinkie
|native_name              = Uusenkaaq, Узинки
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|settlement_type          = [[City (Alaska)|City]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska|Kodiak Island]]
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Elijah m. Jackson.<ref>{{Cite book|title=2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|year=2015|page=121}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|leader_name1             = [[Gary Stevens (Alaska politician)|Gary Stevens]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|leader_title2            = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
|leader_name2             = [[Louise Stutes]] (R)
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = October 23, 1967<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=114}}</ref>

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|area_total_km2           = 18.22
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 7.03
|area_land_sq_mi          = 5.54
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|population_total         = 109
|population_density_km2   = 7.60
|population_density_sq_mi = 19.69
|timezone                 = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 13
|elevation_ft             = 43
|coordinates              = {{coord|57|55|24|N|152|30|07|W|region:US-AK_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|postal_code              = 99615<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/99615|title=Ouzinkie AK ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
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'''Ouzinkie''' ({{IPAc-en|j|uː|ˈ|z|ɪ|ŋ|k|i}}, {{lang|ems|Uusenkaaq}}<ref>[http://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/names/ ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names]</ref> in [[Alutiiq language|Alutiiq]], {{langx|ru|Узинки}}) is a hamlet on [[Spruce Island (Alaska)|Spruce Island]] in [[Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska]], United States. At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 161, down from 225 in 2000.

==Geography==
Ouzinkie is located at {{coord|57|55|24|N|152|30|07|W|type:city}} (57.923, -152.502).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the hamlet has a total area of {{convert|7.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}} (21.48%) is water.

===Climate===
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| location = Ouzinkie, Alaska
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| Jan record high F = 48
| Feb record high F = 45
| Mar record high F = 52
| Apr record high F = 62
| May record high F = 74
| Jun record high F = 77
| Jul record high F = 82
| Aug record high F = 77
| Sep record high F = 70
| Oct record high F = 59
| Nov record high F = 53
| Dec record high F = 49
|year record high F = 
| Jan high F = 34.2
| Feb high F = 34.8
| Mar high F = 37.5
| Apr high F = 42.7
| May high F = 50.2
| Jun high F = 55.6
| Jul high F = 60.1
| Aug high F = 61.3
| Sep high F = 54.7
| Oct high F = 45.1
| Nov high F = 38.1
| Dec high F = 35.0
|year high F = 
|Jan mean F = 30.1
|Feb mean F = 30.5
|Mar mean F = 31.9
|Apr mean F = 37.4
|May mean F = 43.7
|Jun mean F = 49.4
|Jul mean F = 54.2
|Aug mean F = 54.8
|Sep mean F = 48.7
|Oct mean F = 39.9
|Nov mean F = 33.7
|Dec mean F = 30.6
|year mean F = 
| Jan low F = 25.9
| Feb low F = 26.2
| Mar low F = 26.3
| Apr low F = 32.0
| May low F = 37.2
| Jun low F = 43.2
| Jul low F = 48.2
| Aug low F = 48.2
| Sep low F = 42.6
| Oct low F = 34.6
| Nov low F = 29.3
| Dec low F = 26.1
|year low F = 
| Jan record low F = −4
| Feb record low F = −4
| Mar record low F = 3
| Apr record low F = 9
| May record low F = 23
| Jun record low F = 34
| Jul record low F = 41
| Aug record low F = 35
| Sep record low F = 26
| Oct record low F = 17
| Nov record low F = 10
| Dec record low F = 5
|year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 8.74
| Feb precipitation inch = 6.33
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.01
| Apr precipitation inch = 7.75
| May precipitation inch = 5.53
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.91
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.91
| Aug precipitation inch = 5.28
| Sep precipitation inch = 7.13
| Oct precipitation inch = 7.96
| Nov precipitation inch = 6.97
| Dec precipitation inch = 8.93
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 11.6
|Feb snow inch = 9.9
|Mar snow inch = 6.9
|Apr snow inch = 2.1
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 5.3
|Dec snow inch = 10.6
|year snow inch = 
|source 1 = WRCC <ref name="climate">[https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ak6853 Ouzinkie, Alaska - Period of Record : 5/1/1989 to 8/31/2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509011713/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ak6853 |date=May 9, 2017 }}. Retrieved November 15, 2019.</ref>
|date=October 2019}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 45
|1890= 74
|1920= 96
|1930= 168
|1940= 253
|1950= 177
|1960= 214
|1970= 160
|1980= 173
|1990= 209
|2000= 225
|2010= 161
|2020= 109
|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>
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Ouzinkie first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Oozinkie."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=Oozinkie&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> All 45 of its residents were Creole (Mixed Russian and Alaskan Native).<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics of the Population of Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1880}}</ref> In 1890, it reported as "Uzinkee" and included Yelovoi Village. All 74 residents were Creole.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890 |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v8-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=Government Printing Office}}</ref> It did not appear again until 1920 when it reported as "Ouzinkee." In 1950, the name was changed to "Uzinki." In 1967, it was incorporated as Ouzinkie, and has returned under that name in every census since 1970.

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 225 people, 74 households, and 56 families residing in the hamlet. The population density was {{convert|37.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 86 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the hamlet was 11.11% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 80.89% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 8.00% from two or more races. 4.44% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 74 households, out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the hamlet the age distribution of the population shows 36.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the hamlet was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $54,375. Males had a median income of $38,333 versus $45,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the hamlet was $19,324. About 6.1% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.5% of those 65 or over.

==Religion==
One of the most unique features of Kodiak is Orthodox monasticism in America. Indeed, [[Saint Herman of Alaska]], the member of the original Russian missionary team from Valaam Monastery and America's first canonized Orthodox saint, had lived here for more than twenty years, until his death in 1836. Today two monastic communities—Saint Archangel Michael Skete for men and Saint Nilus Skete for women—live in close proximity to St. Herman's hermitage and strive to follow St. Herman's example of prayer, simplicity, and living off the land and sea. The two [[skete]]s, affiliated with Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery in [[Platina, California]], are under the jurisdiction of Bishop [[Maksim Vasiljević]] of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]] in North and South America.

==Education==
The Ouzinkie School, a K-12 rural school, is operated by the [[Kodiak Island Borough School District]].<ref>"[http://www.kibsd.org/domain/304 Our Schools]." [[Kodiak Island Borough School District]]. Retrieved on February 15, 2017.</ref>

== Public services ==
In 2021, Ouzinkie became a part of the [[Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project]] via the Renewable Energy Alaska Project; the project will help the city (and several other remote villages in Alaska) develop renewable energy sources and increase its energy efficiency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McKinstry|first=Erin|date=April 26, 2021|title=New federal program to help remote Alaska communities with renewable energy infrastructure|url=https://www.kcaw.org/2021/04/26/new-federal-program-to-help-remote-alaska-communities-with-renewable-energy-infrastructure/|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=KCAW|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
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* Mishler, Craig. ''Black Ducks & Salmon Bellies An Ethnography of Old Harbor and Ouzinkie, Alaska''. Virginia Beach, Virginia: Donning Co. Pub, 2003. {{ISBN|1-57864-218-3}}
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