Editing St. Mary's, Alaska

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Saint Mary's
|native_name              = {{native name|esu|Negeqliq}}

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alaska]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|Census Area]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska|Kusilvak]]
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|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = William F. Alstrom<ref>{{Cite book|title=2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|year=2015|page=135}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|leader_name1             = [[Donny Olson|Donald Olson]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|leader_title2            = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
|leader_name2             = [[Neal Foster]] (D)
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = August 2, 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=129}}</ref>

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 51.57
|area_land_sq_mi          = 44.60
|area_water_sq_mi         = 6.96

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|population_total         = 599
|population_density_km2   = 5.19
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|population_est = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 13.43
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|postal_code              = 99658
|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               = 02-66140
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_total_km2 = 133.56
|area_land_km2 = 115.53
|area_water_km2 = 18.03
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'''St. Mary's''' ({{langx|esu|Negeqliq}}) is a city in [[Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska]], United States. The adjacent village of '''Andreafsky''' (historically known as '''Clear River''') joined with St. Mary's in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of Andreafsky|url=http://explorenorth.com/library/communities/alaska/bl-Andreafsky.htm|website=ExploreNorth|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref> At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 507, up from 500 in 2000. By 2018, the population was estimated to be 567.

Within Saint Mary's there are two [[List of Alaska Native tribal entities|federally-recognized tribes]] the [[Algaaciq Native Village]] and the ''Yuupiit of Andreafsky''.<ref>Nicole Herman-Mercer, 2010. [https://archive.org/details/HermanMercerNicole Indigenous environmental knowledge: past cases and future prospects]</ref>

==Geography and climate==
St. Mary's is located at {{coord|62|2|43|N|163|13|7|W|region:US_type:city}} (62.045305, -163.218629).<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|50.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|44.0|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|6.3|sqmi|km2}} of it (12.47%) is water.

{{Weather box
|location = St. Mary's (1961–1990 normals, extremes 1967–1983)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 46 
|Feb record high F = 41 
|Mar record high F = 43 
|Apr record high F = 60 
|May record high F = 78 
|Jun record high F = 80 
|Jul record high F = 83
|Aug record high F = 95
|Sep record high F = 73 
|Oct record high F = 57 
|Nov record high F = 43 
|Dec record high F = 41 
|year record high F = 95
|Jan avg record high F = 34.8
|Feb avg record high F = 34.3
|Mar avg record high F = 38.4
|Apr avg record high F = 47.7
|May avg record high F = 65.1
|Jun avg record high F = 73.5
|Jul avg record high F = 76.4
|Aug avg record high F = 73.9
|Sep avg record high F = 65.0
|Oct avg record high F = 49.4
|Nov avg record high F = 38.1
|Dec avg record high F = 35.0
|year avg record high F = 79.1
|Jan high F = 14.2
|Feb high F = 15.7
|Mar high F = 23.5
|Apr high F = 33.3
|May high F = 50.4
|Jun high F = 59.9
|Jul high F = 63.8
|Aug high F = 61.7
|Sep high F = 53.0
|Oct high F = 36.8
|Nov high F = 21.9
|Dec high F = 14.5
|year high F = 37.5
|Jan mean F = 9.0
|Feb mean F = 6.6
|Mar mean F = 15.2
|Apr mean F = 24.3
|May mean F = 42.2
|Jun mean F = 50.8
|Jul mean F = 55.2
|Aug mean F = 53.8
|Sep mean F = 44.7
|Oct mean F = 30.2
|Nov mean F = 16.9
|Dec mean F = 6.6
|year mean F = 29.6
|Jan low F = 1.6
|Feb low F = 0.3
|Mar low F = 6.1
|Apr low F = 17.6
|May low F = 32.8
|Jun low F = 41.7
|Jul low F = 46.5
|Aug low F = 44.6
|Sep low F = 36.0
|Oct low F = 23.6
|Nov low F = 9.6
|Dec low F = 0.5
|year low F = 21.8
|Jan avg record low F = -25.2
|Feb avg record low F = -29.7
|Mar avg record low F = -21.6
|Apr avg record low F = -7.9
|May avg record low F = 19.6
|Jun avg record low F = 31.8
|Jul avg record low F = 38.0
|Aug avg record low F = 34.1
|Sep avg record low F = 23.4
|Oct avg record low F = 2.4
|Nov avg record low F = -11.1
|Dec avg record low F = -27.1
|year avg record low F = -37.7
|Jan record low F = -44
|Feb record low F = -42
|Mar record low F = -40
|Apr record low F = -23
|May record low F = 2
|Jun record low F = 26
|Jul record low F = 30
|Aug record low F = 29
|Sep record low F = 15
|Oct record low F = -13
|Nov record low F = -29
|Dec record low F = -41
|year record low F = -44
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.04
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.71
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.74
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.76
|May precipitation inch = 1.03
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.02
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.62
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.09
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.34
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.70
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.63
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.45
|year precipitation inch = 19.13
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan precipitation days = 9.4
|Feb precipitation days = 6.5
|Mar precipitation days = 6.8
|Apr precipitation days = 7.3
|May precipitation days = 8.6
|Jun precipitation days = 13.0
|Jul precipitation days = 14.9
|Aug precipitation days = 16.9
|Sep precipitation days = 14.8
|Oct precipitation days = 13.4
|Nov precipitation days = 11.6
|Dec precipitation days = 10.9
|year precipitation days = 134.1
|Jan snow inch = 10.2
|Feb snow inch = 4.8
|Mar snow inch = 8.0
|Apr snow inch = 5.8
|May snow inch = 1.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.9
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.7
|Oct snow inch = 5.8
|Nov snow inch = 15.0
|Dec snow inch = 15.4
|year snow inch = 44.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 inch
|Jan snow days = 9.4
|Feb snow days = 5.9
|Mar snow days = 7.6
|Apr snow days = 7.8
|May snow days = 1.9
|Jun snow days = 0.9
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.6
|Oct snow days = 5.6
|Nov snow days = 11.4
|Dec snow days = 9.9
|year snow days = 61.0
|source 1 = [[Western Regional Climate Center|WRCC]]<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliNORMtM.pl?ak8105
|title = 1961-1990 Monthly Climate Summary, ST MARYS, ALASKA (508105)
|publisher = Western Regional Climate Center
|access-date = January 28, 2024
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240128041143/https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliNORMtM.pl?ak8105
|archive-date = January 28, 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS (snowfall)<ref>[https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ XMACIS]</ref>}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 225
|1970= 384
|1980= 382
|1990= 441
|2000= 500
|2010= 507
|2020= 599
|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>
}}
Saint Mary's first appeared on the 1960 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was formally incorporated in 1967.

[[File:St Marys AK.JPG|thumb|left|Sunrise over St. Mary's.]]
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 500 people, 137 households, and 90 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|11.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 186 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 11.20% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 87.20% [[Race (United States Census)|American Indian/Alaska Native]]. 0.40% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 137 households, out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 4.60.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 39.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $22,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,837.  About 21.5% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.2% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
{{Portal|Alaska}}
*[[Andreafsky Wilderness]]
*[[Andreafsky River]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/52b44e86-bc0c-4365-95e8-b7ce946dc37c Andreafsky] and [https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/1ad37cec-4f93-4135-ac2f-03faf342a1b7 Saint Mary's] at the Community Database Online from the [[Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development|Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs]]
* Maps from the [[Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]: [http://labor.alaska.gov/research/alari/images/maps/6_26_273map.pdf 2000], [http://labor.alaska.gov/research/census/maps/place/2014/66140.pdf 2010]

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