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Community Overview: King Salmon
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Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: No
Post Office: King Salmon Post Office
+ 1 (907) 246-3396
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Bristol Bay Native Association, Incorporated
School District: Bristol Bay Borough School District
Healthcare Facility: King Salmon Clinic - Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
(907) 246-3322
King Salmon Public Health Nursing - Anchorage Itinerant Services
(907) 334-2260
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Description: King Salmon is a transportation hub for Bristol Bay. Formerly an Air Force base, the state-owned airport has a paved, lighted runway, and an asphalt/gravel crosswind runway. There are scheduled jet flights and charter services offered by Alaska Airlines and Peninsula Air to and from Anchorage. A 4,000 foot stretch of the Naknek River is designated for float plane use. A seaplane base is also located at Lake Brooks, east of King Salmon within the Katmai National Park and Preserve. Four docks are available on the Naknek River, owned by the U.S. Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska State Troopers, and the Bristol Bay Borough. Cargo goods are delivered to Naknek by barge and trucked upriver to King Salmon via a 15-mile connecting road. During winter, an ice road provides access to South Naknek. Vehicles are the primary means of local transportation, and skiffs are used during summer.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2017309
2018287
2019301
2020286
2021297
2022312
2023309
Community: (King Salmon)
Year Range: 2017-2023
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten1
FirstGrade1
SecondGrade0
ThirdGrade1
FourthGrade0
FifthGrade0
SixthGrade0
SeventhGrade2
EighthGrade0
NinthGrade0
TenthGrade0
EleventhGrade0
TwelfthGrade0
TotalEnrollmentK125
TotalEnrollmentPK125
Community: (King Salmon)
School Year: 2022/2023
Community Statistics
Community: (King Salmon)
Community: (King Salmon)
Community: (King Salmon)
Community: (King Salmon)