Stebbins Tapraq |
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City | |
Location in Alaska | |
Coordinates: 63°30′43″N 162°16′29″W / 63.51194°N 162.27472°WCoordinates: 63°30′43″N 162°16′29″W / 63.51194°N 162.27472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Nome |
Incorporated | July 15, 1969 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Morris Nashanak, Sr. |
• State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
• State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 36.9 sq mi (95.6 km2) |
• Land | 35.2 sq mi (91.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 556 |
• Density | 15/sq mi (5.8/km2) |
Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
• Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
ZIP code | 99671 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-72960 |
Stebbins (Tapraq in Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Tapqaq in Iñupiaq) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 556.
Stebbins is located at 63°30′43″N 162°16′29″W / 63.51194°N 162.27472°W (63.511893, -162.274632), on the north side of St. Michael Island, which is on the south side of the Norton Sound in western Alaska.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.9 square miles (96 km2), of which, 35.2 square miles (91 km2) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) of it (4.71%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 547 people, 123 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was 15.6 people per square mile (6.0/km²). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 3.8 per square mile (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 5.12% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 93.97% Native American, and 0.73% from two or more races.
There were 123 households out of which 64.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.45 and the average family size was 4.86.