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Beluga, Alaska

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Population in 2010: 20.
Population change since 2000: -37.5%
Males: 11  (56.2%)
Females: 9  (43.8%)
Median resident age:

55.5 years
Alaska median age:

35.3 years

Median resident age: 55.5 years

Zip code: 99682

March 2022 cost of living index in Beluga: 104.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 0.0%

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  • Races in Beluga, AK (2022)
    • 133.3%White alone
    • 133.3%American Indian alone
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Ancestries: German (100.0%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 102.6 square miles.

Population density: 0.2 people per square mile   (very low).

Beluga, Alaska map

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (47.0 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2366.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Tyonek, AK (2.4 miles),
Point Possession, AK (4.6 miles),
Nikiski, AK (5.4 miles ),
Susitna, AK (5.9 miles),
Salamatof, AK (6.1 miles ),
Kenai, AK (6.3 miles ),
Ridgeway, AK (6.5 miles ),
Sterling, AK (6.6 miles )

Latitude: 61.13 N, Longitude: 151.16 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

Distribution of median household income in Beluga, AK in 2022
Distribution of house value in Beluga, AK in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.3%
Alaska:

4.6%

Average climate in Beluga, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Earthquake activity:

Beluga-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 8187% 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 118.6 miles away from the city 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 199.6 miles away from Beluga center
On 8/27/1904 at 21:56:06, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 198.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/9/1900 at 12:28:00, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 291.5 miles away from the city 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 203.2 miles away from Beluga center
On 11/30/2018 at 17:29:29, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 MW, Depth: 29.0 mi) earthquake occurred 42.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Beluga topographic map

Airports located in Beluga:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beluga:

  • Charter College-Anchorage (about 45 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 45 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 12,483)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 278 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 6,397)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1404 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • Western Washington University (about 1408 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
  • Peninsula College (about 1413 miles; Port Angeles, WA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1428 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 3,803)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Beluga: Grants Beacon (A), Ladd (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Tukallah Lake (A), Viapan Lake (B), Chuitbuna Lake (C), Denslow Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Lone Creek (A), Olson Creek (B), Threemile Creek (C), Pretty Creek (D), Coffee Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Cottonwood Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Kenai Peninsula Borough has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.0 people
Alaska:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

40.0%
Whole state:

66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

20.0%
Whole state:

8.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 10.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Beluga:

Marital status in Beluga, AK
  • Never married: 50.8%
  • Now married: 0.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 49.2%

For population 25 years and over in Beluga:

  • High school or higher: 50.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

0.0
Alaska average:

10.3

Religion statistics for Beluga, AK (based on Kenai Peninsula Borough data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant9,68881
Other3,07913
Catholic2,8106
Mainline Protestant1,40715
Orthodox8598
None37,557-
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: 25
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

4.71 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

3.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 71
Here:

13.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.7%
Alaska:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

29.4%
Alaska:

27.8%

Strongest AM radio stations in Beluga:

  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beluga:

  • KDBZ (102.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KWHL (106.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

4
  • Jimmy Sipes, Approximately 1 Mile South Of The Beluga Airport (Lat: 61.151500 Lon: -151.063361), Type: 38.7, Structure height: 02122 m, Overall height: 37.5 m, Registrant: Gci Communication Corp, Chall2@gci.Com, , Ancho-rage, Phone: (907) 868-5615

  • Jimmy Sipes, Approximately 1 Mile South Of The Beluga Airport (Lat: 61.151500 Lon: -151.063361), Type: 38.7, Structure height: 02122 m, Overall height: 37.5 m, Registrant: Gci Communication Corp, Chall2@gci.Com, , Ancho-rage, Phone: (907) 868-5615

  • Jimmy Sipes, Approximately 1 Mile South Of The Beluga Airport (Lat: 61.151500 Lon: -151.063361), Type: 38.7, Structure height: 02122 m, Overall height: 37.5 m, Registrant: Gci Communication Corp, Chall2@gci.Com, , Ancho-rage, Phone: (800) 770-8725

  • Jimmy Sipes, Approximately 1 Mile South Of The Beluga Airport (Lat: 61.151500 Lon: -151.063361), Type: 38.7, Structure height: 02122 m, Overall height: 37.5 m, Registrant: Gci Communication Corp, Chall2@gci.Com, , Ancho-rage, Phone: (800) 770-8725


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

4
  • GCI Beluga 1337, Approximately 1 Mile South Of The Beluga Airport (Lat: 61.151528 Lon: -151.063306), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 37.5 m, Overall height: 38.7 m, Call Sign: WQXH331,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz... (+6 more), Grant Date: 03/03/2016, Expiration Date: 03/03/2026, Certifier: Jimmy Sipes, Registrant: Gci Communication Corp, 2550 Denali Street, Suite 1000, Anchorage, AK 99503, Phone: (907) 868-5615, Fax: (907) 868-9817, Email:

  • BELUGA, Unnamed Rd 041 (Lat: 61.184000 Lon: -151.031278), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 41.2 m, Call Sign: WSAI921, Licensee ID: L02637864,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6256.54 MHz, Grant Date: 01/20/2024, Expiration Date: 01/20/2034, Certifier: Matt Stover, Registrant: Alaska Pipeline Company, LLC, 401 East International Airport Rd, Anchorage, AK 99503, Phone: (907) 334-7960, Email:

  • Beluga, Sw 1/4 Ne 1/4 Sw 1/4 Sec 27 T13n R10w Sm (Lat: 61.185250 Lon: -151.054167), Type: Mast, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WHJ350,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6605.62 MHz, 6625.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz, Grant Date: 06/09/2018, Expiration Date: 07/15/2028, Certifier: Mark A Moses, Registrant: Enstar/Apc, 401 East International Airport Rd, Anchorage, AK 99503, Phone: (907) 334-7960, Email:

  • BELUGA, Lat: 61.175528 Lon: -151.033611, Overall height: 41.1 m, Call Sign: WLN475,
    Assigned Frequencies: 18925.0 MHz, 19365.0 MHz, Grant Date: 02/24/2011, Expiration Date: 02/01/2021, Cancellation Date: 07/23/2015, Registrant: Dykema Gossett Pllc, 4000 Wells Fargo Center 90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Phone: (612) 486-1586, Fax: (855) 223-7059, Email:


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: WL7CNE, Grant Date: 06/09/1995, Expiration Date: 06/09/2005, Cancellation Date: 06/10/2007, Registrant: Dorothy M Jones, Beluga, AK 99695


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Beluga, AK
  • 50.0%Electricity
  • 50.0%Wood


Beluga compared to Alaska state average:

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