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Community Overview: Yakutat
Native Community Name:
Yaakwdáat (Tlingit); xxx (Eyak)
Place Name Translation: Canoe Landing [Tlingit interp of Eyak place name]
Indigenous Language: Tlingit [and Eyak]
English Pronunciation:
YACK uh tat
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: Yes
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: Yes
Post Office: Yakutat Post Office
+ 1 (907) 784-3201
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Sealaska Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
School District: Yakutat School District
Healthcare Facility: Yakutat Public Health Nursing - Cordova Itinerant Nursing
(907) 424-4547
Yakutat Community Health Center - Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
(907) 784-3275
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Yakutat has no road access. The airport has daily commercial jet service. There are also air taxis and float plane services to Yakutat. The state owns two jet-certified runways. The airport is located three miles southeast of town, and a seaplane base is available one mile northwest. The U.S. Forest Service owns five airstrips in the vicinity, and the National Park Service operates one at East Alsek River. The borough operates the state-owned boat harbor and the Ocean Cape Dock. The state ferry provides service to Yakutat. Monti Bay is the only sheltered deep water port in the Gulf of Alaska. Barges deliver goods monthly during the winter and more frequently in summer.
 
DCCED Certified Population Counts
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Community: Yaakwdáat (Tlingit); xxx (Eyak) (Yakutat)
Year Range:
 
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten1
Kindergarten8
FirstGrade7
SecondGrade8
ThirdGrade12
FourthGrade4
FifthGrade12
SixthGrade10
SeventhGrade3
EighthGrade4
NinthGrade7
TenthGrade7
EleventhGrade2
TwelfthGrade7
TotalEnrollmentK1291
TotalEnrollmentPK1292
Community: Yaakwdáat (Tlingit); xxx (Eyak) (Yakutat)
School Year: 2022/2023
 
Community Statistics
Community: Yaakwdáat (Tlingit); xxx (Eyak) (Yakutat)
Community: Yaakwdáat (Tlingit); xxx (Eyak) (Yakutat)
Community: Yaakwdáat (Tlingit); xxx (Eyak) (Yakutat)
Community: Yaakwdáat (Tlingit); xxx (Eyak) (Yakutat)