Tatitlek, Alaska | |
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CDP | |
Location of Tatitlek, Alaska |
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Coordinates: 60°52′1″N 146°40′38″W / 60.86694°N 146.67722°WCoordinates: 60°52′1″N 146°40′38″W / 60.86694°N 146.67722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Valdez-Cordova |
Government | |
• State senator | Gary Stevens (R) |
• State rep. | Louise Stutes (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 7.3 sq mi (18.9 km2) |
• Land | 7.3 sq mi (18.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 88 |
• Density | 12/sq mi (4.7/km2) |
Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
• Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
ZIP code | 99677 |
Area code(s) | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-75380 |
Tatitlek /təˈtɪtlɪk/ (Alutiiq: Taatiilaaq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 88 at the 2010 census. Tatitlek is in the Chugach School District and has one school, Tatitlek Community School, serving about 15 students from preschool through high school.
Tatitlek is located at 60°52′1″N 146°40′38″W / 60.86694°N 146.67722°W (60.867083, -146.677209).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km2), all of it land.
Tatitlek is located in the Prince William Sound of Alaska and is most famously known as the nearest village to the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill that decimated the area fishing resources.
As of the census of 2000, there were 107 people, 38 households, and 28 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 14.7 people per square mile (5.7/km²). There were 57 housing units at an average density of 7.8/sq mi (3.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 14.02% White, 84.11% Native American, 0.93% Asian, and 0.93% from two or more races.