Wainwright, Alaska
Wainwright
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FIPS code 02-82750 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2418869[4] |
Wainwright (
Geography and climate
Wainwright is located on the
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 42.5 square miles (110 km2), of which, 17.6 square miles (46 km2) of it is land and 24.9 square miles (64 km2) of it (58.63%) is water.
Wainwright has a dry-winter
Climate data for Wainwright, Alaska (Wainwright Airport (Alaska)), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 40 (4) |
45 (7) |
50 (10) |
40 (4) |
61 (16) |
74 (23) |
84 (29) |
74 (23) |
61 (16) |
44 (7) |
37 (3) |
35 (2) |
84 (29) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 20.9 (−6.2) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
44.7 (7.1) |
65.4 (18.6) |
69.6 (20.9) |
62.1 (16.7) |
54.3 (12.4) |
38.0 (3.3) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
71.1 (21.7) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | −3.9 (−19.9) |
−4.7 (−20.4) |
−3.5 (−19.7) |
10.8 (−11.8) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
45.9 (7.7) |
52.2 (11.2) |
48.5 (9.2) |
38.9 (3.8) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
11.8 (−11.2) |
−0.3 (−17.9) |
20.9 (−6.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | −10.8 (−23.8) |
−11.4 (−24.1) |
−10.6 (−23.7) |
3.8 (−15.7) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
39.4 (4.1) |
45.5 (7.5) |
43.1 (6.2) |
34.9 (1.6) |
20.9 (−6.2) |
5.4 (−14.8) |
−6.6 (−21.4) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −17.6 (−27.6) |
−18.2 (−27.9) |
−17.8 (−27.7) |
−3.3 (−19.6) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
33.0 (0.6) |
38.8 (3.8) |
37.8 (3.2) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
16.0 (−8.9) |
−1.0 (−18.3) |
−12.9 (−24.9) |
8.8 (−12.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −34.6 (−37.0) |
−36.7 (−38.2) |
−32.3 (−35.7) |
−21.9 (−29.9) |
1.5 (−16.9) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
33.3 (0.7) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
0.7 (−17.4) |
−18.7 (−28.2) |
−29.7 (−34.3) |
−40.2 (−40.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | −50 (−46) |
−53 (−47) |
−47 (−44) |
−29 (−34) |
−14 (−26) |
18 (−8) |
27 (−3) |
23 (−5) |
14 (−10) |
−16 (−27) |
−33 (−36) |
−44 (−42) |
−53 (−47) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.02 (0.51) |
0.02 (0.51) |
0.03 (0.76) |
0.06 (1.5) |
0.19 (4.8) |
0.45 (11) |
0.94 (24) |
0.73 (19) |
0.31 (7.9) |
0.17 (4.3) |
0.13 (3.3) |
0.05 (1.3) |
3.1 (78.88) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 52.8 |
Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima, precip/precip days 2006–2020)[9] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 72 | — | |
1920 | 99 | — | |
1930 | 197 | 99.0% | |
1940 | 341 | 73.1% | |
1950 | 227 | −33.4% | |
1960 | 253 | 11.5% | |
1970 | 315 | 24.5% | |
1980 | 405 | 28.6% | |
1990 | 492 | 21.5% | |
2000 | 546 | 11.0% | |
2010 | 556 | 1.8% | |
2020 | 628 | 12.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[10] |
Wainwright first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the unincorporated area of "Wainwright Inlet." This included the native settlement Kugmiut, camps on Kug River, Setorokamiut, Nuklwok, Nutnago and Shinnowok. All 72 residents were native.[11] It did not appear again on the census until 1920, this time as Wainwright. It was formally incorporated in 1962.
As of the
At the 2000 census,
There were 148 households, of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 4.17.
37.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 14.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.9 males.
The
Education
There is one school in Wainwright, the Alak School of the North Slope Borough School District, which serves students pre-kindergarten through grade 12.[13]
See also
References
- Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 157.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 161.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wainwright, Alaska
- Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Archived from the originalon April 6, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. January 2012. Archived from the original(PDF) on April 25, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Search Results". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access - Station: Wainwright Airport, AK". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data - NWS Fairbanks". National Weather Service. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Alak School / Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. August 8, 2013. <http://www.nsbsd.org/Domain/12>.