Point Hope, Alaska
Point Hope
Tikiġaq | ||
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FIPS code 02-61630 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1408110 [4] |
Point Hope (
Like many isolated communities in Alaska, the city has no road or rail connections to the outside world, and must be accessed by sea or by air at Point Hope Airport.
History
Before any modern settlement, the
The descriptive
The first recorded Europeans to sight this cape were
The cape at Point Hope was renamed by Captain Frederick William Beechey of the Royal Navy, who wrote on August 2, 1826: "I named it Point Hope in compliment to Sir William Johnstone Hope". According to Archdeacon Stuck[7] Hope was from a "well-known house long connected with the sea".[8]
Noel Wien made the first flight here in Aug. 1927.[9]
Point Hope residents successfully opposed Project Chariot in 1962. The project would have involved buried thermonuclear detonations some 30 miles (48 km) from the village to create a deep-water artificial harbor, which would only have been usable about three months out of the year.
Geography
Point Hope is located in the
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.4 square miles (17 km2), of which, 6.3 square miles (16 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.09%) is water.
In December 2017, The New York Times profiled Point Hope, reporting that "a surprising, and bittersweet, side effect of global warming" would soon bring Point Hope "one of the fastest internet connections in America".[11]
Demographics
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Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 276 | — | |
1890 | 301 | 9.1% | |
1900 | 623 | 107.0% | |
1910 | 243 | −61.0% | |
1920 | 141 | −42.0% | |
1930 | 139 | −1.4% | |
1940 | 257 | 84.9% | |
1950 | 264 | 2.7% | |
1960 | 324 | 22.7% | |
1970 | 386 | 19.1% | |
1980 | 464 | 20.2% | |
1990 | 639 | 37.7% | |
2000 | 757 | 18.5% | |
2010 | 674 | [citation needed] | −11.0% |
2020 | 830 | [citation needed] | 23.1% |
U.S. Decennial Census[12][failed verification] |
Point Hope first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit settlement of "Tikirak."[13] All of its 276 residents were Inuit.[14] In 1890, it returned as Point Hope. Out of its 301 residents, 295 were Natives, 5 were White and 1 was "Other." It continued to return as Point Hope in 1900 and 1910. From 1920-40, it returned as the village of "Tigara" (with the alternative name of Point Hope). In 1950, it returned as Point Hope and has continued to do so to date. In 1966, it formally incorporated.
As of the
As of the census
There were 186 households, out of which 54.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 13.4% 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 4.07 and the average family size was 4.50.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 42.5% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $63,125, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $41,750 versus $35,625 for females. The
Education
The North Slope Borough School District operates the Tikiġaq School in Point Hope.[16]
Health
Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.[17]
Notable people
- Inupiat natives of Point Hope[18]
See also
References
- Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 66. January 1974.
- ^ a b "From the Arctic's Melting Ice, an Unexpected Digital Hub". New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point Hope, Alaska
- ^ "Point Hope city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ The Firecracker Boys, O'Neill
- ^ 1920, p. 96
- ^ USGS
- ISBN 0553289195.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^
Cecilia Kang (December 2, 2017). "From the Arctic's Melting Ice, an Unexpected Digital Hub". New York Times. Point Hope, Alaska. p. BU1. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
But in a surprising, and bittersweet, side effect of global warming — and of the global economy — one of the fastest internet connections in America is arriving in Point Hope, giving the 700 or so residents their first taste of broadband speed.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". 1949.
- ^ "Statistics of the Population of Alaska" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Point Hope." North Slope Borough School District. Retrieved on February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Schedule of Local Option Communities" (PDF). Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ISBN 9781602230385.