Kongiganak, Alaska

Kongiganak Kangirnaq
CDP
Kongiganak Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Bethel
Government
• State senator	Lyman Hoffman (D)
• State rep.	Bob Herron (D)
Area
• Total	1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2)
• Land	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	439
• Density	230/sq mi (91/km2)
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
• Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code	99545
Area code(s)	907
FIPS code	02-41610

Kongiganak (Kangirnaq in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States, and primarily sits on the eastern shore of the Kongiganak River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 439.

Geography & History

Kongiganak is located at (59.953896, -162.895199).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) are land and 0.2-square-mile (0.52 km²) (9.14%) is water.

Kongiganak was permanently settled in the 1960s when former residents of Kwigillingok sought higher ground in search of relief from floods.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 359 people, 79 households, and 60 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 212.5 people per square mile (82.0/km²). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 53.3/sq mi (20.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.79% White, 95.82% Native American, and 1.39% from two or more races. 1.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 79 households out of which 55.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.54 and the average family size was 5.52.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 43.2% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 120.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,250, and the median income for a family was $34,750. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,881. About 19.4% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Kongiganak is served by one school. In the Lower Kuskokwim School District, Ayagina'ar Elitnaurvik currently serves 177 students between grades P and 12.