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Sand Point, Alaska Facts

Area	7.7 mi²
Population	1,053
Male Population	660 (62.7%)
Female Population	393 (37.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+85.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+24.9%
Median Age	40.3 years (Male: 40.3, Female: 40.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$49,241 (2022)
Area Codes	907
Local Time
Timezone	Alaska Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	55.33655, -160.49880
Zip Codes	99661

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Sand Point, Alaska Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	568	827	843	1,043	1,053	1,172	1,307
Population Density	73.3 / mi²	106.8 / mi²	108.8 / mi²	134.6 / mi²	135.9 / mi²	151.3 / mi²	168.7 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sand Point, Alaska Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 24.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sand Point, Alaska	+85.4%	+27.3%	+24.9%
Alaska	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sand Point, Alaska Median Age

Median Age: 40.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sand Point, Alaska	40.3 yrs	40.2 yrs	40.3 yrs
Alaska	34 yrs	34.1 yrs	33.9 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sand Point, Alaska Population Density

Population Density: 136 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sand Point, Alaska	1,053	7.75 sq mi	136 / mi²
Alaska	600,952	665,383.6 sq mi	0.9 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sand Point, Alaska Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sand Point, Alaska Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$38,065	$42,615	$48,515	$53,545	$63,031	$49,758	$47,612	$49,241

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Sand Point, Alaska CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sand Point, Alaska	7,524 tn	7.15 tn	971.4 tons/mi²
Alaska	9,533,511 tn	15.86 tn	14.3 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Sand Point, Alaska CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,524 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	971.4 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (6.9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/14/19	11:52 AM	3	22 km	71,870 m	21km E of Sand Point, Alaska	usgs.gov
3/13/19	9:26 AM	3.3	34.8 km	14,110 m	34km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska	usgs.gov
1/15/19	12:43 PM	3	32.6 km	57,760 m	32km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska	usgs.gov
11/21/18	10:12 PM	3.3	18.9 km	79,120 m	18km NW of Sand Point, Alaska	usgs.gov
11/7/18	4:51 PM	3.5	35.3 km	35,000 m	35km S of Sand Point, Alaska	usgs.gov
1/20/18	6:49 AM	3.1	33.6 km	64,560 m	33km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska	usgs.gov
12/24/17	8:47 PM	3.4	29.9 km	55,130 m	29km SW of Sand Point, Alaska	usgs.gov
12/23/17	7:11 PM	4.7	41.9 km	44,030 m	41km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska	usgs.gov
11/10/17	9:11 PM	3.1	25.8 km	59,180 m	25km SW of Sand Point, Alaska	usgs.gov
9/20/17	9:37 AM	3.7	23.2 km	53,000 m	Alaska Peninsula	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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