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Hooper Bay
Alaskacity
Hooper Bay
Total population
903
Median home value
$150,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$49,688
Founded
1966
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- High Surf Advisory · MinorHigh Surf Advisory issued October 5 at 2:51PM AKDT until October 9 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
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Overview
Hooper Bay is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 1,375, up from 1,093 in 2010.
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Geography
Hooper Bay is located at (61.528980, -166.096196), south of Cape Romanzof and south of Scammon Bay in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The city is separated into two sections: a heavily built-up townsite located on gently rolling hills, and a newer section in the lowlands. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.91%) is water. Hooper Bay is located within the polar climate zone (Köppen ET), because the hottest month is only . It is atypical of polar climates in having winters sufficiently moderated by the sea that permafrost is merely sporadic, and in seeing heavy late summer rainfall more typical of subpolar oceanic climates. The substantial maritime moderation, however, means snowfall is heavy, exceeding or approaching for eight months of the year
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hooper Bay, AK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hooper Bay SchoolOther · Hooper Bay · 451 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Hooper Bay Charter SchoolMiddle · Hooper Bay · 47 students · 47:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Alaska
- Chevak17.1 mi away · pop. 494
- Scammon Bay28.8 mi away · pop. 440
- Tununak70.5 mi away · pop. 384
- Mekoryuk78.9 mi away · pop. 287
- Nunam Iqua79.3 mi away
- Alakanuk95.5 mi away · pop. 864
- Pitkas Point99.8 mi away · pop. 169
- Emmonak101.6 mi away · pop. 966
- Chefornak112.8 mi away · pop. 620
- Kasigluk127.1 mi away · pop. 698
- Kipnuk128.8 mi away · pop. 706
- Nunapitchuk128.9 mi away · pop. 618
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hooper Bay
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library