Meyers Chuck, Alaska | |
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Former census-designated place | |
Location of Meyers Chuck, Alaska |
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Coordinates: 55°44′31″N 132°15′48″W / 55.74194°N 132.26333°WCoordinates: 55°44′31″N 132°15′48″W / 55.74194°N 132.26333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Wrangell |
Government | |
• State senator | Bert Stedman (R) |
• State rep. | Dan Ortiz (I) |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
• Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 21 |
• Density | 36.0/sq mi (13.9/km2) |
Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
• Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
ZIP code | 99903 |
Area code(s) | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-48980 |
GNIS feature ID | 1423664 |
Meyers Chuck is a former census-designated place in the City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska, United States. The population was 21 at the 2000 census, at which time it was in the former Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area. On June 1, 2008, it was annexed into the newly created City and Borough of Wrangell, most of whose territory came from the former Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area.
Meyers Chuck is located at 55°44′31″N 132°15′48″W / 55.74194°N 132.26333°W (55.742005, -132.263441).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (28.05%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 21 people, 9 households, and 7 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 36.0 people per square mile (14.0/km²). There were 48 housing units at an average density of 82.4/sq mi (32.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.48% White, and 9.52% from two or more races.
There were 9 households out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. No 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 2.33 and the average family size was 2.29.