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2005 Total Population Estimates for Bethel, Alaska

Total Population Population # Est. Population Change
from previous year
% Population Change
from previous year
% Change from
year 2000 Base
July 1, 200562621602.62%14.46%
July 1, 200461021191.99%11.53%
July 1, 200359831682.89%9.36%
July 1, 200258151512.67%6.29%
July 1, 200156641582.87%3.53%
July 1, 20005506350.64%0.64%
April 1, 2000
(Estimates Base)
5471
April 1, 2000
(Census 2000)
5471

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Population Estimates)

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Some Facts about Zip Code 99559

ZipCode: 99559 ZipCodeType: P
City: Bethel CityType: D
County: Bethel CountyFIPS: 02050
State: Alaska StateCode: AK
StateFIPS: 02 MSA: 0000
AreaCode: 907 TimeZone: Alaska
GMTOffset: -9 DST: Y
Latitude: 60.750418 Longitude: -161.729691
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Population for Zip Code Tabulation Area 99559

Population: 6896 (source: 2000 US Census)

Race by Zip Code Tabulation Area 99559
Racial Composition of the Area around Bethel, Alaska

Total population: Total Total population: Population of one race Total population: Population of one race; White alone Total population: Population of one race; Black or African American alone Total population: Population of one race; American Indian and Alaska Native alone Total population: Population of one race; Asian alone
689665001506514748158

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census) race Bethel, Alaska

Sex by Zip Code Tabulation Area 99559

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census)

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2005 County Business Patterns: ZIP Code Business Statistics: Total for Zip Code: 2005 Bethel, Alaska

Number of establishments Number of employees First-quarter payroll ($1,000)Annual payroll ($1,000)
128 2897 26987 119147

(source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Population Estimates, American Fact Finder)

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Aviation & Alaska Airlines in the Small Town of Bethel, Alaska
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Meet Bethel, Alaska. The town is located about 340 miles west of Anchorage and about 40 miles inland from the Bering Sea. There are only ten miles of paved ...
Aviation & Alaska Airlines in the Small Town of Bethel, AlaskaAirline Reporter (blog)

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Battered but not beaten, mushers and dogs rest
Anchorage Daily News
... being a problem in this race," said Phil Meyer, a longtime Iditarod vet handing out frozen fish to a pair of dogs Bethel musher Pete Kaiser left in McGrath.
Iditarod champs face talented rookiesAnchorage Daily News

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Hartman: Brewster has nothing but high praise for LT
Minneapolis Star Tribune
... Ill.; Randy Hanson (125) of Bethel, Alaska; Seth Lange (130) of Sturgis, SD; Tyler Lehmann (189) of West Fargo, ND; and Dylan Ness (145) of Bloomington. ...

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Gonorrhea hit epidemic levels in Alaska during the past year
Anchorage Daily News
... for Alaska Natives in Anchorage and Mat-Su is high, about the same as the rate for all residents of Southwest Alaska, which includes the Bethel region. ...
Sharp spike reported in Alaska gonorrhea casesFairbanks Daily News-Miner

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Basketball tourney ends with wins for Barrow, Nome
KIAL
On the girls' side, Friday night Bethel and Barrow faced off for the first place slot. It was a very close match, but in the end Barrow won 39 to 35. ...


Census notifications coming soon to Alaska
KTUU
Other areas of Alaska like the Mat-Su Valley and hub cities like Kotzebue and Bethel should expect the forms to be hand-delivered starting next week. ...

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Attorney general criticized over Native adoption case
Anchorage Daily News
Bob Herron, D-Bethel, but the panel was generally friendly. While adoption is generally governed by state law, the federal Indian Child Welfare Act gives ...

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Lawmakers split on decision to send 21 to DC
Kenai Peninsula Online
Wagoner said he thought sending five to six Alaska legislators would have been more appropriate for the trip, which has been criticized by some who thought ...

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Session reaches halfway point
Juneau Empire
... are new schools needed to replace obsolete facilities in three Western Alaska communities. These are a priority for Sens. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, ...

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Respiratory virus wallops Bethel region
Seward Phoenix Log
The lab-proven cases are likely a small snapshot of the caseload across Alaska. The illness is also flagged at hospitals and clinics through rapid test ...

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