Editing Red Devil, Alaska

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Bethel Census Area, Alaska|Bethel]]
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|leader_name              = [[Lyman Hoffman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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|leader_name1             = [[Bryce Edgmon]] ([[Independent politician|I]])
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|population_total         = 22
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|blank_info               = 02-64930
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'''Red Devil''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Bethel Census Area, Alaska]], United States. The population was 23 at the [[United States Census 2010|2010 census]], down from 48 in 2000. Their post office was founded in 1957.<ref>http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt003.cfm{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==History==
The village was named after the Red Devil Mine, established in 1921 by Hans Halverson when numerous mercury (quicksilver) deposits were discovered in the surrounding Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. By 1933, the mine was producing substantial quantities of mercury. Although the mine changed ownership twice over the years, it continued to operate until 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Red%20Devil|title=Alaska Community Database Community Information Summaries (CIS)|accessdate=September 26, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|26.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|24.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|2.2|sqmi|km2}} of it (8.34%) is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |title=Archived copy |accessdate=June 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 152
|1970= 81
|1980= 39
|1990= 53
|2000= 48
|2010= 23
|2020= 22
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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>
}}
Red Devil first appeared on the 1960 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census <ref>[https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table United States Census]</ref> of 2010, there were 23 people, 12 occupied households, residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 22 housing units at an average density of 0.9/sq mi (0.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 17.4% White, 43.5% Native American, and 39.1% from two or more races. The population was spread out, with 2 people under the age of 14, 2 people 15 to 19 and the remaining 19 people were 25 or older. The median income for a household for 2009 in the CDP was $59,886. 40.4% of the population lives beneath the poverty line.

==Notable people==
* [[Roland Welker]] (1971–), winner of [[Alone (TV series)]] Season 7.

==See also==
* [[Red Devil Airport]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/csp/docs/western/red-devil.pdf History of the Red Devil Mine]
* [https://rolandwelker.com/alone/ Winner of Alone Season 7]

{{Bethel Census Area, Alaska}}

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