Platinum, Alaska
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Platinum Arviq |
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| City | |
 Platinum
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| Coordinates: 59°0′47″N 161°48′59″W / 59.01306°N 161.81639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Incorporated | February 13, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Moyle |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Zach Fansler (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.7 sq mi (115.8 km2) |
| • Land | 44.6 sq mi (115.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 61 |
| • Density | 1.4/sq mi (0.53/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP codes | 99651 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-61080 |
Platinum (Arviiq in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 61 at the 2010 census.
Platinum is located at 59°00′47″N 161°48′59″W / 59.01306°N 161.81639°W. It is located on Goodnews Bay adjacent to the mouth of the Small River and eleven miles southwest of Goodnews and the Kilbuck Mountains.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.7 square miles (116 km2), of which, 44.6 square miles (116 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.16%) is water.
Platinum was named in the 1930s due to the platinum ore found in the area. The site was a mining boomtown by 1937 boasting a roadhouse, two trading posts and a population of fifty. A post office had been established in 1935. An earlier Eskimo village called Agvik had been abandoned. The town was incorporated as a city in 1975.
During World War II, the Alaska Territorial Guard served to safeguard it against Japanese attack as it was the only source of the strategic metal platinum in the Western Hemisphere.
As of the census of 2000, there were 41 people, 17 households, and 9 families residing in the city. The population density was 0.9 people per square mile (0.4/km²). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 7.32% White, 90.24% Native American, and 2.44% from two or more races.
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