Editing Port Lions, Alaska

{{short description|City in Alaska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Port Lions
|native_name              = Masiqsirraq
|native_name_lang         = ems
|settlement_type          = [[City (Alaska)|City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
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|image_skyline            = Port Lions Post Office (November 2006).jpg
|image_caption            = A radio scientist from [[Stanford University]] at the Port Lions post office.
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|pushpin_map              = Alaska
|pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Alaska
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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|Borough]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska|Kodiak Island]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Dorinda Kewan
|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         = January 24, 1966<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=124}}</ref>

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|area_total_km2           = 22.60
|area_land_km2            = 12.91
|area_water_km2           = 9.69
|area_total_sq_mi         = 8.73
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.99
|area_water_sq_mi         = 3.74

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 170
|population_density_km2   = 13.16
|population_density_sq_mi = 34.10
|timezone                 = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
|utc_offset               = -9
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|utc_offset_DST           = -8
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|elevation_m              = 30
|elevation_ft             = 98
|coordinates              = {{coord|57|52|5|N|152|52|48|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 99550
|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 02-63610
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|blank1_info              = {{GNIS 4|1408218}}
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'''Port Lions''' ({{lang|ems|Masiqsirraq}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alaska Native Place Names {{!}} Alaska Native Language Archive {{!}} Alaska Native Language Archive |url=https://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/names/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=www.uaf.edu}}</ref> in [[Alutiiq language|Alutiiq]]) is a city located on [[Kodiak Island]] in the [[Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska|Kodiak Island Borough]] of the U.S. state of [[Alaska]]. As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the population of the city was 194, down from 256 in 2000.

Port Lions was built to house the inhabitants of [[Afognak, Alaska|Ag'waneq]] from the neighboring island of [[Afognak]] and [[Port Wakefield, Alaska|Port Wakefield]] from [[Raspberry Island (Alaska)|Raspberry Island]], after their villages were destroyed by the [[Good Friday earthquake]] in 1964. Port Lions was built with help from the United States government and the [[Lions Clubs International|Lions Club]]. It was named in honor of the club.

==Geography==
Port Lions is located at {{coord|57|52|5|N|152|52|48|W|type:city}} (57.868070, -152.880047).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|6.3|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|3.7|sqmi|km2}} of it (36.98%) is water.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 227
|1980= 215
|1990= 222
|2000= 256
|2010= 194
|2020= 170
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Port Lions first appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census, having previously incorporated in 1966.

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 256 people, 89 households, and 76 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|40.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 106 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 34.77% White, 63.28% Native American, and 1.95% from two or more races. 1.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 89 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 33.2% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,107, and the median income for a family was $42,656. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $30,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,492. About 12.7% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.7% of those 65 or over.

==Communications==
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[[Stanford University]] operates a remote scientific radio receiver in Port Lions to study [[very low frequency]] radio signals.{{citation needed|date=January 2009}}

==Education==
The Port Lions 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>

==References==
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{{Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska}}

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[[Category:1966 establishments in Alaska]]
[[Category:Cities in Alaska]]
[[Category:Cities in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Lions Clubs International]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1966]]