Editing Stony River, Alaska

{{About|the settlement|the river|Stony River (Alaska)}}
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|official_name            = Stony River, Alaska
|native_name              = Gidighuyghatno’ Xidochagg Qay / K'qizaghetnu Hdakaq'
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Alaska]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Bethel Census Area, Alaska|Bethel]]
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|leader_title             = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|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_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 57
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|postal_code              = 99557<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/99557|title=Stony River AK ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
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'''Stony River''' (''Gidighuyghatno’ Xidochagg Qay’'' in [[Deg Xinag language|Deg Xinag]], ''K'qizaghetnu Hdakaq’''<ref>[http://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/names/ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names]</ref> in [[Dena'ina language|Dena'ina]]) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Bethel Census Area, Alaska|Bethel Census Area]], [[Alaska]], United States. The population was 54 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0273400| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175713/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0273400| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stony River CDP, Alaska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 20, 2013}}</ref> down from 61 in 2000.

Native inhabitants are mixed [[Alaskan Athabaskans|Athabaskan]] and [[Central Alaskan Yup'ik people|Yup'ik]] ancestry of [[Alaska Native]]. Stony River village is the modern contact point between Yu'pik Eskimo and three distinct Athabaskan peoples: [[Deg Hit'an]], [[Dena'ina people|Dena'ina]], and [[Upper Kuskokwim language|Upper Kuskokwim]]. Today there is considerable multilingualism in Stony River village between Yu'pik and three distinct Athabaskan languages.<ref name="Priscillastony">Priscilla Russell Kari 1985. [http://www.subsistence.adfg.state.ak.us/TechPap/tp108.pdf Wild resource use and economy of Stony River Village]. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence. Technical Paper Number 108</ref>

==Geography==
The Stony River CDP is located at {{coord|61|47|15|N|156|35|28|W|type:city}} (61.787592, -156.591194)<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> on an island in the [[Kuskokwim River]] at the mouth of the Stony River, approximately {{convert|140|mi}} northeast (upriver) of [[Bethel, Alaska|Bethel]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.0|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|4.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 36.71%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 74
|1980= 62
|1990= 51
|2000= 61
|2010= 54
|2020= 57
|align-fn=center
|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>
}}
Stony River first appeared on the 1970 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 61 people, 19 households, and 14 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|16.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 25 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 14.75% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 78.69% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 6.56% from two or more races.

There were 19 households, out of which 52.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.1% 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 3.21 and the average family size was 3.64.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.3% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 11.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,714, and the median income for a family was $20,714. Males had a median income of $8,750 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $5,469. There were 38.9% of families and 38.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 36.7% of those under 18 and none of those over 64.

==Education==
The [[Kuspuk School District]] operates a K-12 rural school, Gusty Michael School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0200760|title=Kuspuk School District schools for this district|publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]|access-date=2024-05-27}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Stony River Airport]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.explorenorth.com/library/communities/alaska/bl-StonyRiver.htm History of Stony River]

{{Coord|display=title|61.787592|-156.591194}}
{{Bethel Census Area, Alaska}}

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[[Category:Denaʼina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Bethel Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Deg Xitʼan]]
[[Category:Yupik peoples]]