Editing Pedro Bay, Alaska

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|official_name            = Pedro Bay, Alaska
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Alaska]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska|Lake and Peninsula]]
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|leader_name              = Glen Alsworth, Sr.<ref>{{Cite book|title=2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|year=2015|page=12}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|leader_name1             = [[Lyman Hoffman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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|leader_name2             = [[Bryce Edgmon]] ([[Independent politician|I]])
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|population_total         = 43
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'''Pedro Bay''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska|Lake and Peninsula Borough]], [[Alaska]], United States. The population was 43 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<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> slightly up from 42 in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0259540| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Pedro Bay CDP, Alaska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=August 15, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213083127/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0259540| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Pedro Bay is located at {{coord|59.782090|-154.132596|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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> It is at the head of Pedro Bay, on the northeast end of [[Iliamna Lake]]. The CDP extends northwest to the south shore of Knutson Bay and east to the north shore of Pile Bay on Iliamna Lake.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|50.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|44.2|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|5.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 11.67%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
The [[Dena'ina]] [[Athabascan]] people occupied the area around Pedro Bay historically. They warred with [[Russia]]n [[fur trade]]rs over trade practices in the early 19th century.

The [[St. Nicholas Chapel (Pedro Bay, Alaska)|St. Nicholas Chapel]] in Pedro Bay is a historic [[Russian Orthodox church]] that is listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 44
|1960= 53
|1970= 65
|1980= 33
|1990= 42
|2000= 50
|2010= 42
|2020= 43
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|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>
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Pedro Bay first appeared on the 1950 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 50 people, 17 households, and 13 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 43 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 36.00% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 40.00% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 24.00% from two or more races.

There were 17 households, out of which 64.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% consisted of a sole occupant 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,750, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $36,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,420. There were no families and 6.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Pedro Bay Corporation==
Following the passing of the [[Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act]] (ANCSA), the Pedro Bay Corporation was formed on September 11, 1973,<ref name="About Pedro Bay Corporation">[http://www.pedrobaycorp.com/index.php/home/about-pedro-bay-corporation "About Pedro Bay Corporation"], ''Pedro Bay Corporation'', July 15, 2014</ref> as the village corporation of Pedro Bay alongside more than 200 other [[Alaska Native]] village corporations and 12 [[Alaska Native Regional Corporations]]. The act aimed to establish a system of corporate ownership in order to establish financial independence for Alaska Natives, with the Pedro Bay Corporation coming to represent 170 shareholders<ref>[http://www.pedrobaycorp.com/index.php/home/our-people "Our People and History"], ''Pedro Bay Corporation'', July 15, 2014</ref> of [[Aleut]], [[Eskimo]] and Indian heritage from the village and surrounding area since its formation. The Pedro Bay Corporation is responsible for the oversight of approximately {{convert|92100|acre|sqkm}} of surface land,<ref name="About Pedro Bay Corporation"/> while the Alaska Native regional corporation for the region, [[Bristol Bay Native Corporation]], owns all subsurface area as defined by ANCSA.

Since its formation, the company's operations have grown to include security services; land, natural resource, and agricultural services; construction; project planning, management and contract administration; transportation services; and medical clinics, physician assistant, EMT, and drug and alcohol testing services. Additionally, the PBC-owned company Pedro Bay Contractors<ref>[http://www.pedrobaycorp.com/index.php/home/our-companies "Our Companies"], ''Pedro Bay Corporation'', July 15, 2014</ref> works throughout the area on tasks having to do with observation and security services; land, natural resource, and agricultural services; commercial construction, design, and build; and project planning, management, and contract administration solutions.

As defined by the company's Land Use Policy,<ref>[http://www.pedrobaycorp.com/index.php/home/our-lands/conservation "Conservation"], ''Pedro Bay Corporation'', July 15, 2014</ref> access is allowed to the public with written permission on a limited basis. Dividends are paid annually in December to all shareholders and elders represented by the company in addition to scholarship and employment opportunities offered annually.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.pedrobaycorp.com/ Pedro Bay Corporation]
* [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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