Editing Portage Creek, Alaska

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 | leader_name              = [[Lyman Hoffman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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'''Portage Creek''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Dillingham Census Area, Alaska|Dillingham Census Area]], [[Alaska]], United States. The population was 2 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0262285| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Portage Creek CDP, Alaska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 9, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> down from 36 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
The Portage Creek CDP is located at {{coord|58|54|22|N|157|43|0|W|type:city}} (58.906088, -157.716758),<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> at the confluence of Portage Creek with the [[Nushagak River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|33.3|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 48
|1990= 5
|2000= 36
|2010= 2
|2020= 4
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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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Portage Creek first appeared on the 1980 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). In 1990, it lost that designation and was reclassified as an unincorporated Alaskan Native Village Statistical Area (ANVSA). In 2000, it regained its status as a census-designated place (CDP).

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 36 people, 7 households, and 4 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2.7|/sqmi|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|abbr=out}}. There were 22 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.7|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=out}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 13.89% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] and 86.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]].

There were 7 households, out of which 57.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, and 28.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.14 and the average family size was 6.60.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 52.8% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 5.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 14 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $0 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $8,010. There were no families and none of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

As of November 2013 there were only 2 year-round residents of Portage Creek.<ref>[http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/11/22/300-villages-portage-creek/ Alaska Public Radio Networks' "300 Villages" project]</ref>

==Education==
It was previously served by the Portage Creek School, operated by the [[Southwest Region School District]].<ref>"[https://education.alaska.gov/facilities/pdf/doe2013map.pdf Map of the Alaska School Districts (2013)]." [[Alaska Department of Education]]. Retrieved on March 12, 2017.</ref><ref>"[https://education.alaska.gov/DOE_Rolodex/SchoolCalendar/Home/SchoolDetails/450140 Portage Creek School]." [[Alaska Department of Education]]. Retrieved on March 26, 2017.</ref>

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{{Dillingham Census Area, Alaska}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska]]