Platinum, Alaska
City in the United States in Bethel Census Area
About Platinum
Platinum (Central Yupik: Arviiq) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Platinum had a population of 55.
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How Platinum is governed
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Residents of Platinum
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Mayor
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Population over time
From 61 in 2010 to 55 in 2020 (−9.8%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 55 |
| 2010 | 61 |
History
Platinum was named in the 1930s due to the platinum ore found in the area. The site was a mining boomtown by 1937 boasting a roadhouse, two trading posts and a population of 50. A post office had been established in 1935. An earlier Inuit village called Arviq had been abandoned. The town was incorporated as a city in 1975.
Ray Petersen Flying Service was awarded the exclusive contract in 1937 to fly for the Goodnews Bay platinum and iridium mine, hauling miners and company supplies out of his base at Bethel, Alaska.
During World War II, the Alaska Territorial Guard served to safeguard it against Japanese attack as it was the only source of the strategic metal platinum in the Western Hemisphere.
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