Goodnews Bay, Alaska

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Goodnews Bay | native_name = Mamterat | settlement_type = City | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Goodnews-Airport-FAA-photo.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Aerial photograph of Goodnews Bay | image_flag = | image_seal =  | pushpin_map = USA Alaska | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Alaska

| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Alaska | subdivision_type2 = Census Area | subdivision_name2 = Bethel | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Daniel Schouten<ref>{{Cite book|title=2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|year=2015|page=67}}</ref> | leader_title1 = State senator | leader_name1 = Lyman Hoffman (D)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alaskasenate.org/2020/member/lyman-hoffman/ |title=Senator Lyman Hoffman |publisher=Alaskasenate.org |website=Alaska Senate Majority |access-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408143501/https://www.alaskasenate.org/2020/member/lyman-hoffman/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | leader_title2 = State rep. | leader_name2 = Bryce Edgmon (I) | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = July 9, 1970<ref>{{cite book|title=1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs|date=January 1996|page=61}}</ref>

| area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_02.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 8.63 | area_land_km2 = 8.63 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_total_sq_mi = 3.33 | area_land_sq_mi = 3.33 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = {{citation needed|date=May 2023}} | population_total = 258 | population_density_km2 = 29.88 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_density_sq_mi = 77.38

| timezone = Alaska (AKST) | utc_offset = -9 | timezone_DST = AKDT | utc_offset_DST = -8 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 8 | elevation_ft = 26 | coordinates = {{coord|59|7|17|N|161|35|9|W|region:US-AK|display=inline}} | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 99589 | area_code = 907 | area_code_type = Area code | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 02-29290 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|1415910}} | website = | footnotes = | unit_pref = Imperial | name = }}

'''Goodnews Bay''' ({{langx|esu|Mamterat}}) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Goodnews Bay had a population of 258.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A29290&in=state%3A02|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 4, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ==Geography== Goodnews Bay is located on the north shore of Goodnews Bay at the mouth of the Goodnews River, at {{coord|59|7|17|N|161|35|9|W|type:city}} (59.121408, -161.585835). It is {{convert|116|mi}} south of Bethel, {{convert|110|mi}} northwest of Dillingham and {{convert|400|mi}} west of Anchorage.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|9.6|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0229290| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175818/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0229290| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Goodnews Bay city, Alaska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=September 20, 2013}}</ref>

==History== {{US Census population |1880= 162 |1890= 162 |1920= 138 |1940= 48 |1950= 100 |1960= 154 |1970= 218 |1980= 168 |1990= 241 |2000= 230 |2010= 243 |2010n=<ref name="Census 2010"/> |2020= 258 |2020n={{citation needed|date=May 2023}} |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2023|reason=No mention of Goodnews Bay at the given link}} }}

Goodnews Bay first reported on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit village of "Mumtrahamute" with 162 residents (all Inuit).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=mumtrak&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> It reported on the 1890 census as "Mumtrahamiut", again returning with an unchanged 162 residents. It next reported in 1920 as "Mumtrakmut." In 1926, platinum was discovered in the region around Goodnews Bay and was mined by the Goodnews Bay Mining Company until 1979.<ref>Mertie, J.B. "Platinum Deposits of the Goodnews Bay, Alaska." Bulletin 910-B, ''United States Department of the Interior'', Geological Survey, '''1939'''.</ref> It next reported in 1940 as "Good News Bay." It returned in 1950 as "Mumtrak." From 1960 to 1970, it also returned as Mumtrak with the alternative name of Goodnews Bay. It formally incorporated in 1970 as Goodnews Bay, and has returned as such since 1980.

==Demographics== ===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, Goodnews Bay had a population of 258. The median age was 30.4 years. 36.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 113.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 106.2 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A29290&in=state%3A02|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A29290&in=state%3A02|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A29290&in=state%3A02|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=February 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 84 households in Goodnews Bay, of which 54.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 25.0% were married-couple households, 21.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 84 housing units, of which 0.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 13 || 5.0% |- | Black or African American || 0 || 0.0% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 233 || 90.3% |- | Asian || 0 || 0.0% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 0 || 0.0% |- | Two or more races || 12 || 4.7% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 1 || 0.4% |}

===2000 census===

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 230 people, 71 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|72.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 87 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.61% Native American, 5.65% White and 1.74% from two or more races.

There were 71 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.0% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 4.04.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 36.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,250, and the median income for a family was $21,563. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the city was $6,851. About 37.8% of families and 39.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Education== Lower Kuskokwim School District operates the Rocky Mountain School, a PreK-12 school. {{As of|2021}} it has 70 students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://goodnewsbay.lksd.org/home |website=goodnewsbay.lksd.org |access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref>

==Health== Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/9/pub/ABC/DryDampCommunities/Local%20Option%20Communities%20-%20Rev%202.25.22.pdf |title=Schedule of Local Option Communities |publisher=Alcoholic Beverage Control Board |accessdate=May 3, 2023}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== * [http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?comm_boro_name=Goodnews%20Bay Alaska Community Database Community Information Summaries]

Category:Cities in Alaska Category:Cities in Bethel Census Area, Alaska Category:Mining communities in Alaska Category:Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean