Mentasta Lake, Alaska

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Population in 2010: 112.
Population change since 2000: -21.1%
Males: 66  (59.1%)
Females: 46  (40.9%)
Median resident age:

27.2 years
Alaska median age:

35.9 years

Zip code: 99780

Estimated median household income in 2022: $-680,182,161 (it was $17,344 in 2000)
Mentasta Lake $-680,182,161
AK $88,121

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $20,186 (it was $11,275 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $-706,289,307 (it was $95,900 in 2000)
Mentasta Lake $-706,289,307
AK $336,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $355,327; detached houses: $356,336

Median gross rent in 2022: $362.

March 2022 cost of living index in Mentasta Lake: 104.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 33.9%

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  • Races in Mentasta Lake, AK (2022)
    • 11771.3%American Indian alone
    • 3521.3%White alone
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Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 303.1 square miles.

Population density: 0.4 people per square mile   (very low).

Mentasta Lake, Alaska map

2 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.4%
Alaska:

5.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Mentasta Lake CDP:

0.4% ($380)
Alaska:

1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (234.6 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2271.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Slana, AK (4.3 miles),
Tanacross, AK (5.6 miles),
Tok, AK (5.7 miles ),
Tetlin, AK (5.9 miles),
Nabesna, AK (6.5 miles),
Chistochina, AK (6.6 miles),
Northway Village, AK (7.1 miles),
Northway, AK (7.2 miles)

Latitude: 62.92 N, Longitude: 143.53 W

Distribution of median household income in Mentasta Lake, AK in 2022
Distribution of house value in Mentasta Lake, AK in 2022
Most common industries in Mentasta Lake, AK (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (19.4%)
  • Construction (16.7%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (16.7%)
  • Health care (16.7%)
  • Public administration (11.1%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (8.3%)
  • Printing & related support activities (5.6%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (29.4%)
  • Construction (17.6%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (17.6%)
  • Public administration (11.8%)
  • Utilities (11.8%)
  • Educational services (11.8%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (31.6%)
  • Educational services (26.3%)
  • Construction (15.8%)
  • Printing & related support activities (10.5%)
  • Public administration (10.5%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (5.3%)
Most common occupations in Mentasta Lake, AK (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (25.0%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11.1%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.3%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.3%)
  • Carpenters (8.3%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.6%)
  • Top executives (5.6%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (17.6%)
  • Carpenters (17.6%)
  • Top executives (11.8%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11.8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11.8%)
  • Construction laborers (11.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (11.8%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (47.4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (15.8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10.5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10.5%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10.5%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (5.3%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (0.0%)

Average climate in Mentasta Lake, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Earthquake activity:

Mentasta Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 5144% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 187.2 miles away from Mentasta Lake center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 8.5 (7.0 MB, 8.5 MS, 7.9 MW, 8.1 ME) earthquake occurred 137.5 miles away from Mentasta Lake center
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 MW, Depth: 2.6 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 128.8 miles away from Mentasta Lake center
On 8/27/1904 at 21:56:06, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 242.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/28/1979 at 21:27:06, a magnitude 7.4 (6.4 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.4 UK, 6.9 ML) earthquake occurred 168.3 miles away from Mentasta Lake center
On 11/30/1987 at 19:23:19, a magnitude 7.9 (6.7 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.9 MW, 7.1 ML) earthquake occurred 284.9 miles away from Mentasta Lake center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Valdez-Cordova Census Area (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Mentasta Lake topographic map

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mentasta Lake:

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 187 miles; Fairbanks, AK; Full-time enrollment: 6,397)
  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 237 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 12,483)
  • Charter College-Anchorage (about 237 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1262 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • Western Washington University (about 1266 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
  • Peninsula College (about 1282 miles; Port Angeles, WA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1288 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 3,803)

Public high school in Mentasta Lake:

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Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Mentasta Lake: Log Cabin Inn (A), Mentasta Rescue Squad (B), Mount Sanford Tribal Consortium Mentasta Lake Clinic (C), Mentasta Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Mentasta Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Trail Creek (A), Snowshoe Creek (B), Log Cabin Creek (C), Little Tok River (D), Fish Creek (E), Bartell Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Valdez-Cordova Census Area has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
Alaska:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

60.9%
Whole state:

66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

15.2%
Whole state:

8.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 2.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Mentasta Lake:

Marital status in Mentasta Lake, AK
  • Never married: 51.3%
  • Now married: 29.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 1.7%
  • Divorced: 17.9%

For population 25 years and over in Mentasta Lake:

  • High school or higher: 92.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
  • Unemployed: 28.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 1.2 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.1
Alaska average:

10.3

Religion statistics for Mentasta Lake, AK (based on Valdez-Cordova Census Area data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant1,56321
Other4725
Catholic4373
Mainline Protestant3455
Orthodox3284
Black Protestant1841
None6,307-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
Valdez-Cordova Census Area:

8.43 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Valdez-Cordova Census Area:

1.05 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Valdez-Cordova Census Area:

7.38 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
Valdez-Cordova Census Area:

12.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Valdez-Cordova Census Area:

6.3%
Alaska:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

31.8%
Alaska:

27.8%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

47.4%
State:

49.7%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Mentasta Lake:

45.0%
Alaska:

48.0%

Average BMI:
Mentasta Lake:

28.8
Alaska:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

21.1%
State:

21.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

8.6%
Alaska:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.7
Alaska:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

35.1%
State:

34.1%

General health condition:
Here:

54.8%
Alaska:

57.5%

Average condition of hearing:
Mentasta Lake:

79.7%
State:

81.0%

More about Health and Nutrition of Mentasta Lake, AK Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Mentasta Lake:

  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KIAK (970 AM; 5 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 12Number of bridges
  • 138ft / 41.9mTotal length
  • 2,245Total average daily traffic
  • 435Total average daily truck traffic
  • 3,200Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
New bridges in Mentasta Lake, AK - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21950-1959
  • 31960-1969
  • 21980-1989
  • 21990-1999
  • 22000-2009
  • 12010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Mentasta Lake, AK

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

1
  • Within The Village Of Mentasta Lake (Lat: 62.932472 Lon: -143.795194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: WPWF379
    Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHzGrant Date: 12/06/2022, Expiration Date: 11/04/2032, Certifier: Tina PidgeonRegistrant: Gci Communication Corp, 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, AK 99503, Phone: (907) 868-5615, Fax: (907) 868-9817, Email:


FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

4
  • Jimmy Sipes, Gci Mentasta Lake Es (Lat: 62.932472 Lon: -143.795194), Type: 22.9, Overall height: 18.3 m, Registrant: Gci Communication Corp., Jrobertson@gci.Com, , Ancho-rage, Phone: (907) 868-5615

  • Jimmy Sipes, Gci Mentasta Lake Es (Lat: 62.932472 Lon: -143.795194), Type: 22.9, Overall height: 18.3 m, Registrant: Gci Communication Corp., Jrobertson@gci.Com, , Ancho-rage, Phone: (907) 868-5615

  • Jimmy Sipes, Gci Mentasta Lake Es (Lat: 62.932472 Lon: -143.795194), Type: 22.9, Structure height: 02261 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, Registrant: Gci Communication Corp, Chall2@gci.Com, , Ancho-rage, Phone: (907) 868-5615

  • Jimmy Sipes, Gci Mentasta Lake Es (Lat: 62.932472 Lon: -143.795194), Type: 22.9, Structure height: 02261 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, Registrant: Gci Communication Corp, Chall2@gci.Com, , Ancho-rage, Phone: (800) 770-8725


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mentasta Lake, AK
  • 88.9%Wood
  • 11.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mentasta Lake, AK
  • 70.0%Electricity
  • 15.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 15.0%No fuel used


Mentasta Lake compared to Alaska state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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