▁Bureau , ▁the ▁CD P ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which , ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁( 2 . 2 4 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁T ulu ks ak ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁as ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁In uit ▁village . ▁All ▁ 1 5 0 ▁residents ▁were ▁In uit . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁it ▁returned ▁as ▁" T ulu ks ag mi ut ." ▁All ▁residents ▁were ▁listed ▁as ▁Native . ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁report ▁again ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁when ▁it ▁returned ▁under ▁its ▁original ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁sp elling ▁of ▁T ulu ks ak . ▁It ▁has ▁returned ▁in ▁every ▁success ive ▁census ▁to ▁date . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁it ▁formally ▁incorpor ated . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁it ▁dis in cor por ated ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁and ▁was ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁a ▁census - design ated ▁place ▁( CD P ). ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 2 8 ▁people , ▁ 8 6 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 7 6 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁CD P . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 4 0 . 1 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 5 4 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 9 3