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Population (year 2000): 3,082. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,237 (+5.0% change)
Males: 1,556 (50.5%), Females: 1,526 (49.5%)
Zip code:
99752
Median resident age: 25.9 years
Median household income: $57,163 (year 2000)
Median house value: $116,700 (year 2000)
Races in Kotzebue:
- American Indian (76.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (19.3%)
- Two or more races (6.4%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Korean (1.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (5.9%), Irish (5.3%), English
(3.5%), United States (2.8%), French (1.4%), Scotch-Irish
(1.1%).
Elevation: 9 feet
Land area: 27.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kotzebue
- High school or higher: 75.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 9.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 8.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kotzebue city
- Never married: 42.3%
- Now married: 43.2%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 8.6%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +318 (+11.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Kotzebue:
- MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (5TH & GRIZZLEY WAY,
BOX 43)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kotzebue:
- NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 239 miles;
NOME, AK)
- YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 425 miles;
BETHEL, AK)
- SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 505 miles;
BARROW, AK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kotzebue:
- RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL (about 1 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK;
ID: OTZ)
- RED DOG (about 80 miles; RED DOG, AK; ID: AED)
- NOME (about 257 miles; NOME, AK; ID: OME)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kotzebue:
- NOATAK (about 53 miles; NOATAK, AK; ID: WTK)
- UPPER HANNUM CREEK (about 86 miles; HANNUM CREEK,
AK; ID: 4Z2)
- ROBERT/BOB/CURTIS MEML (about 109 miles; NOORVIK,
AK; ID: D76)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kotzebue:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 966 miles;
ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 1031 miles;
FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 3002 miles; PORT ANGELES,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 3041 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3044 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 3059 miles; MT VERNON,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 3060 miles; OLYMPIA,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public primary/middle schools in Kotzebue:
- JUNE NELSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 442;
Location: 744 THIRD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- KOTZEBUE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 440;
Location: 744 THIRD AVE.; Grades: 06 - 12)
- NW ARCTIC DIST. WIDE CORRESP. (Students: 8;
Location: 744 THIRD AVE.; Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Kotzebue:
- CHUKCHI CONSORTIUM LIBRARY (Operating income:
$140,929; Location: 604 THIRD STREET; 16,193 books; 424
audio materials; 1,378 video materials; 132 serial
subscriptions)
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