page_title: Umnak
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Umnak / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Nikolski School Building
context_page_description: Umnak is one of the Fox Islands of the Aleutian Islands. With 686.01 square miles of land area, it is the third largest island in the Aleutian archipelago and the 19th largest island in the United States. The island is home to a large volcanic caldera on Mount Okmok and the only field of geysers in Alaska. It is separated from Unalaska Island by Umnak Pass. In 2000, Umnak was permanently inhabited by only 39 people.
context_section_description: In 1941, when the island was being used as a military base by the United States, the population of the province consisted of only 50 Aleutians. As of the 2000 census, the island's population further declined to 39 persons. Its only remaining community, Nikolski, comprised the island's entire population. Fort Glenn, a former major military facility on the northeast shore of the island, played an instrumental role in the North Pacific Theater in World War II.
  As of the census of 2000, there were 15 households and 12 families residing on the island. The population density was 0.3 inhabitants per square mile (0.1/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 0.2 per square mile (0.08/km²). The racial makeup of was 30.77% White and 69.23% Native American.
  There were 15 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% 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 2.60 and the average family size was 2.92.
  In 2000, the median age was 40 years, with 35.9% under the age of 18, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females of age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
  The median income for a household was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $40,250. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $11,875 for females. The per capita income was $14,083. There were 23.5% of families and 20.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 13.6% of under eighteens and 55.6% of those over 64.
caption: Nikolski School Building
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