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Population: 362
Males: 187 (51.7%), Females: 175 (48.3%)

Zip code: 99573

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $32,188
Median house value: $93,800

Population by Race

Races in Copper Center:

  • American Indian (50.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (48.1%)
  • Two or more races (5.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (11.6%), English (7.7%), Swedish (7.5%), Irish (5.0%), French (3.6%), Dutch (2.8%).

Elevation: 1027 feet

Land area: 13.7 square miles

Map of Copper Center, AK

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Copper Center

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 26.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Copper Center CDP

  • Never married: 35.8%
  • Now married: 43.9%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

0.8% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Copper Center:

  • VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 86 miles; VALDEZ, AK)
  • CORDOVA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 103 miles; CORDOVA, AK)
  • FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 258 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Copper Center:

  • VALDEZ PIONEER FIELD (about 86 miles; VALDEZ, AK; Abbreviation: VDZ)
  • MERLE K (MUDHOLE) SMITH (about 103 miles; CORDOVA, AK; Abbreviation: CDV)
  • EIELSON AFB (about 222 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Abbreviation: EIL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Copper Center:

  • COPPER CENTER 2 (about 4 miles; COPPER CENTER, AK; Abbreviation: Z93)
  • GULKANA (about 16 miles; GULKANA, AK; Abbreviation: GKN)
  • TOLSONA LAKE (about 51 miles; TOLSONA LAKE, AK; Abbreviation: 58A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Copper Center:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 264 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 316 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1791 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1822 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1825 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1842 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 1854 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)

Public primary/middle schools in Copper Center:

  • KENNY LAKE SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: HC 60 BOX 224; Grades: KG – 12)
  • COPPER CENTER SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: DRAWER D; Grades: PK – 08)

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