Platinum, Alaska

Platinum Arviq
City
Platinum Location in Alaska
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Bethel
Incorporated	February 13, 1975
Government
• Mayor	Mark Moyle
• State senator	Lyman Hoffman (D)
• State rep.	Bob Herron (D)
Area
• Total	44.7 sq mi (115.8 km2)
• Land	44.6 sq mi (115.6 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	61
• Density	1.4/sq mi (0.53/km2)
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
• Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP codes	99651
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-61080

Platinum (Arviiq in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 61 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Platinum is located at (59.006890, -161.815290).

History

During World War II, the Alaska Territorial Guard served to safeguard it against Japanese attack as only source of the strategic metal platinum in the Western Hemisphere. See The History of Platinum.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.7 square miles (116 km²), of which, 44.6 square miles (116 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.16%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1940	45		—
1950	72		60.0%
1960	43		−40.3%
1970	55		27.9%
1980	55		0.0%
1990	64		16.4%
2000	41		−35.9%
2010	61		48.8%
Est. 2014	64		4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 41 people, 17 households, and 9 families residing in the city. The population density was 0.9 people per square mile (0.4/km²). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 7.32% White, 90.24% Native American, and 2.44% from two or more races.

There were 17 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 41.2% 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 2.41 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the age distribution of the population shows 26.8% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 43.9% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $22,500. The per capita income for the city was $7,632. There are 33.3% of families living below the poverty line and 22.0% of the population, including 33.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64