| Official Name: | Holy Cross |
| Native Name: | Deloy Chet, Ingirraller, Russian: Холи-Кросс |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| 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: | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sandra Turner[1] |
| Leader Title1: | State senator |
| Leader Name1: | Click Bishop (R) |
| Leader Title2: | State rep. |
| Leader Name2: | Mike Cronk (R) |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | April 20, 1968[2] |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.40 |
| Area Land Km2: | 74.68 |
| Area Water Km2: | 18.72 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 28.83 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 7.23 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 176 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.36 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6.10 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
| Utc Offset: | -9 |
| Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
| Elevation M: | 41 |
| Elevation Ft: | 135 |
| Coordinates: | 62.1981°N -159.7733°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 99602 |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 02-33030 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Holy Cross (ing|Deloy Chet;[4] esu|Ingirraller) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 178, down from 227 in 2000.
Holy Cross is located at 62.1981°N -159.7733°W (62.198048, -159.773418).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.4sqmi, of which, 31.3sqmi of it is land and 6.2sqmi of it (16.51%) is water.
Holy Cross first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit village of "Askhomute."[6] In 1890, it was reported as "Kozerevsky." In 1900 and 1910, it was called "Koserefsky." It did not report on the 1920 U.S. Census. In 1930, it was then returned as Holy Cross for the first time. It was formally incorporated in 1968.
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 227 people, 64 households, and 49 families residing in the city. The population density was 7.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 81 housing units at an average density of 2.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 3.52% White and 96.48% Native American.
Of the 64 households, 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.55 and the average family size was 4.00.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 38.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 136.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 127.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $37,813 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,542. About 33.3% of families and 45.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 47.1% of those 65 or over.
The Iditarod Area School District operates the Holy Cross School in Grayling.[8]