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Kokhanok, Alaska

Qarr’unaq
Kokhanok, Alaska Qarr’unaq
Census-designated place
	Kokhanok
	Coordinates: 59°26′27″N 154°44′49″W / 59.44083°N 154.74694°W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Lake and Peninsula
Government
• Borough mayor	Glen Alsworth, Sr.
• State senator	Lyman Hoffman (D)
• State rep.	Bryce Edgmon (I)
Area
• Total	21.09 sq mi (54.62 km2)
• Land	20.98 sq mi (54.33 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation	100 ft (30 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	152
• Density	7.25/sq mi (2.80/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99606
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-41280

Kokhanok (Central Yupik: Qarr’unaq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 152,^[3] down from 170 in 2000.^[4]

Geography

Kokhanok is at 59°26′27″N 154°44′49″W / 59.44083°N 154.74694°W / 59.44083; -154.74694 (59.440927, -154.746974).^[5] It is on the south shore of Iliamna Lake, 37 km (23 mi) south of Iliamna.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Kokhanok CDP has an area of 20.9 square miles (54.2 km²), of which 20.8 square miles (53.9 km²) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), or 0.56%, are water.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	28	—
1950	39	—
1960	57	46.2%
1970	88	54.4%
1980	83	−5.7%
1990	152	83.1%
2000	174	14.5%
2010	170	−2.3%
2020	152	−10.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

Kokhanok first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as a native unincorporated village named "Kakhonak."^[7] It next returned in 1950. The name was changed to the present spelling of Kokhanok in 1980, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 174 people, 52 households, and 40 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 8.2 inhabitants per square mile (3.2/km²). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 2.8 per square mile (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 8.05% White, 86.78% Native American, 1.15% from other races, and 4.02% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 52 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were married couples living together, 26.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 141.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,583, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,732. About 40.0% of families and 42.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 60.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

The population is a mixture of Aleut, Yup'ik and Athabaskan. Unlike Iliamna, the sport fishing industry doesn't reach Kokhanok, and the economic activity is based on subsistence hunting and fishing.