Healy Lake, Alaska
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Healy Lake is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,174. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...

, Alaska
Alaska
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 37 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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Geography

Healy Lake is located at 63°59′20"N 144°42′29"W (63.988835, -144.708173).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 74.3 square miles (192.4 km²), of which, 66.2 square miles (171.5 km²) of it is land and 8.1 square miles (21 km²) of it (10.86%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 37 people, 13 households, and 9 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 0.6 people per square mile (0.2/km²). There were 21 housing units at an average density of 0.3/sq mi (0.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 27.03% White
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 and 72.97% Native American
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There were 13 households out of which 53.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 15.4% 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 2.85 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.1% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, . The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 164.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 200.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,250, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $38,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $18,127. There were 12.5% of families and 9.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 5.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
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