Point lay
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Location in Alaska
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | North Slope Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 69 ° 44 ′ N , 163 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 189 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 2.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 89.3 km 2 (about 34 mi 2 ) of which 78.9 km 2 (about 30 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 8 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-61700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1408115 | ||
Point Lay is a city in the North Slope Borough in Alaska in the United States .
geography
Point Lay is located south of the mouth of the Kokolik River on the coast of the Chukchi Sea . 300 miles northeast of Point Lay is the town of Barrow , the administrative seat of the North Slope Borough. The area has an arctic climate. The Chukchi Sea is ice-free from June to September.
history
Point Lay is one of the areas on the Arctic coast that were settled by the Inupiat Eskimo tribe . The deeply indented coastline prevented the bowhead whale - whaling , however, is in the area Beluga operated -Fang. Because of the frequent flooding by the Kokolik River, the village was moved south in the late 1970s near the Air Force Distance Early Warning Station .
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 census ( US Census 2000 ) Point Lay had 247 inhabitants on a land area of 78.9 km². The median age was 20.8 years (US national mean: 35.3 years). The per capita income (engl. The per capita income ) amounted to US $ 18,003 (national average of USA: US $ 21,587). 7.4% of the population had their income below the poverty line (US national average: 12.4%). 88.3% of Point Lay's residents are descendants of the Alaskan indigenous peoples who live in the federally recognized Village of Point Lay Indian reservation.
Economy and Infrastructure
Job opportunities are mainly offered by the administration of the borough. The inhabitants feed on seals , walruses , beluga whales, caribou and fish. There is a school and hospital in town, the Point Lay Clinic. In Point Lay there is a public airfield operated by the US Air Force , which guarantees the only year-round accessibility of the area isolated by land.