Hooper Bay
Naparyarmiut | |
|---|---|
 Hooper Bay with wind turbines in background. | |
  Hooper Bay Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 61°31′44″N 166°05′46″W / 61.52889°N 166.09611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Kusilvak |
| Incorporated | February 7, 1966[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benjamin Nukusuk[2] |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.53 sq mi (19.50 km2) |
| • Land | 7.50 sq mi (19.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,375 |
| • Density | 183.41/sq mi (70.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99604 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-33470 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1403493 |
Hooper Bay (Central Yupik: Naparyarmiut) 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.[4]
On August 3, 2006, a major fire destroyed approximately fifteen acres of the city including thirty-five structures, twelve homes, the elementary school, middle school, high school, teacher housing complex, stores, offices and storage shelters, leaving 70 people homeless.[5][6][7]
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 67.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 73.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Hundreds Evacuate, Structures Destroyed in Hooper Bay Fire". ABC Alaska News. August 4, 2006. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
- ^ deMarban, Alex (August 15, 2006). "Children faulted in Hooper Bay fire". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
- ^ "Cleanup begins in Hooper Bay | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper". juneauempire.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.