St. Mary's Negeqliq |
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City | |
Location within the state of Alaska | |
Coordinates: 62°2′43″N 163°13′7″W / 62.04528°N 163.21861°WCoordinates: 62°2′43″N 163°13′7″W / 62.04528°N 163.21861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Kusilvak Census Area |
Incorporated | August 2, 1967 |
Government | |
• Mayor | William F. Alstrom |
• State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
• State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.2 sq mi (130 km2) |
• Land | 44.0 sq mi (114 km2) |
• Water | 6.2 sq mi (16 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 500 |
ZIP code | 99658 |
Area code | 907 |
St. Mary's (Negeqliq in Central Yup'ik) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. The adjacent village of Andreafsky (historically known as Clear River) joined with St. Mary's in 1980. By 2015, the population was 600.
Within Saint Mary's there are two federally-recognized tribes the Algaaciq Tribal Government and the Yuupiit of Andreafsky.
St. Mary's is located at 62°2′43″N 163°13′7″W / 62.04528°N 163.21861°W (62.045305, -163.218629).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 50.2 square miles (130 km2), of which, 44.0 square miles (114 km2) of it is land and 6.3 square miles (16 km2) of it (12.47%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 500 people, 137 households, and 90 families residing in the city. The population density was 11.4 people per square mile (4.4/km²). There were 186 housing units at an average density of 4.2 per square mile (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 11.20% White, 87.20% Native American. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 137 households out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 4.60.