Covenant Life, Alaska
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Covenant Life, Alaska?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Covenant Life is a census-designated place (CDP) in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 25,[4] down from 86 at the 2010 census.
Covenant Life, Alaska | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 59°24′0″N 136°4′35″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Haines |
Government | |
• Borough mayor | Janice Hill[1] |
• State senator | Jesse Kiehl (D) |
• State rep. | Andi Story (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 27.25 sq mi (70.58 km2) |
• Land | 27.05 sq mi (70.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2) |
Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25 |
• Density | 0.92/sq mi (0.36/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99827[3] |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-17670 |
GNIS feature ID | 1866938 |
It is a community of people with common religious beliefs, with a panel of church elders who set policy for the community's common church, K-12 school, and private 4-year university, and a loose form of self- (municipal) government. An emphasis on community living is a key value in their lifestyle, such as taking most meals together in a common meeting place. The community was established during a Christian religious movement in the 1960s and 1970s, where many such communities were established in Alaska and Canada, with emphasis on self-sufficiency and at least partial agricultural independence. The latter lends to the term often used by outsiders as "The Farm", in reference to a single such community. Modern technology is not forbidden, nor discouraged, but due to remoteness and complete lack of public utilities, it is present much less so than in American and Canadian culture.