Manokotak () is a city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Manokotak had a population of 488.
Geography
Manokotak is located at (58.981087, -159.055808).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.79%, is water.
Demographics
Manokotak first appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated in 1970.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Manokotak had a population of 488. The median age was 28.4 years. 33.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 7.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 112.4 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 133 households in Manokotak, of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.1% were married-couple households, 33.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The murder of Officer Madole led to significant changes in Alaska's VPSO program, including the passage of legislation to allow VPSOs to carry firearms.
- Don Page (born 1948), theoretical physicist, grew up in Manokotak where his parents taught elementary school
Education
The Manokotak "Nunaniq" School of the Southwest Region School District serves the village.
Health
Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.