Pilot Point, Alaska

Pilot Point, Alaska Agisaq
City
Pilot Point Airport
Pilot Point Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 57°33′37″N 157°34′56″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Lake and Peninsula
Incorporated	1992
Government
• Mayor	Steven Kramer
• State senator	Lyman Hoffman (D)
• State rep.	Bryce Edgmon (I)
Area
• Total	154.80 sq mi (400.92 km2)
• Land	24.55 sq mi (63.58 km2)
• Water	130.25 sq mi (337.34 km2)
Elevation	82 ft (25 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	70
• Density	2.85/sq mi (1.10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99649
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-60640
GNIS feature ID	1407992

Pilot Point (Alutiiq: Agisaq) is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, on the Alaska Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 70, up from 68 in 2010.

Geography

Pilot Point is located at 57°33′37″N 157°34′56″W (57.560226, -157.582267). Most of the community (village) is located on a high, ancient glacial moraine which abuts the eastern shore of Ugashik Bay six nautical miles upstream from Smoky Point and eighteen nautical miles (33 km) downstream from the village of Ugashik.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 140.5 square miles (364 km²), of which, 25.4 square miles (66 km²) of it is land and 115.1 square miles (298 km²) of it (81.93%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1940	114		—
1950	67		−41.2%
1960	61		−9.0%
1970	68		11.5%
1980	66		−2.9%
1990	53		−19.7%
2000	100		88.7%
2010	68		−32.0%
2020	70		2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

Pilot Point first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP). In 1992, it formally incorporated.

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

As of the census of 2000, there were 100 people, 29 households, and 22 families residing in the city. The population density was 3.9 inhabitants per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 2.7 units per square mile (1.0 units/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 14.00% White and 86.00% Native American.

There were 29 households, out of which 58.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.0% consisted of a sole occupant 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.45 and the average family size was 3.91.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 43.0% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.0 males.

Economics

Both in historic and economic terms, Pilot Point has depended for its existence on the substantial seasonal returns of anadromous Pacific salmon, especially sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) which is the mainstay economic force of the entire region. Over half of the residents depend directly on the salmon fishery for their livelihood, with a small remainder depending on tourism, sports fishing and hunting, and a few government jobs.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,627. There were 18.2% of families and 20.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 18.9% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

External links

• Lake and Peninsula School District