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Community Overview: Kwethluk
Native Community Name:
Kuiggluk
Place Name Translation: Bad River
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
KWEETH luck
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: No
Post Office: Kwethluk Post Office
+ 1 (907) 757-6628
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Calista Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Association of Village Council Presidents
School District: Lower Kuskokwim School District
Healthcare Facility: Betty Guy Memorial Clinic - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
(907) 757-6627
Kwethluk Public Health Nursing - Bethel Itinerant Nursing
(907) 543-2110
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Kwethluk is dependent on air transportation for year-round movement of freight and passengers. A state-owned gravel airstrip and seaplane base are available. Barge services deliver cargo during the summer. There are no docking facilities. Snow machines, ATVs, and skiffs are used for local travel, and the river becomes an ice road during winter. Winter trails are marked to Eek (45 mi), Three Step Mountain (55 mi), and Columbia Creek (49 mi).
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2018819
2019814
2020772
2021799
2022787
2023814
Community: Kuiggluk (Kwethluk)
Year Range: 2018-2023
Year201820192020202120222023740750760770780790800810820830Population819814772799787814
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten2
Kindergarten22
FirstGrade15
SecondGrade19
ThirdGrade26
FourthGrade23
FifthGrade21
SixthGrade26
SeventhGrade19
EighthGrade16
NinthGrade26
TenthGrade19
EleventhGrade15
TwelfthGrade13
TotalEnrollmentK12260
TotalEnrollmentPK12262
Community: Kuiggluk (Kwethluk)
School Year: 2022/2023
GradePreKindergartenKindergartenFirstGradeSecondGradeThirdGradeFourthGradeFifthGradeSixthGradeSeventhGradeEighthGradeNinthGradeTenthGradeEleventhGradeTwelfthGrade051015202530Number of Students222151926232126191626191513
Community Statistics
Community: Kuiggluk (Kwethluk)
e_Pop_Age_85_pluse_Pop_Age_75_84e_Pop_Age_65_74e_Pop_Age_60_64e_Pop_Age_55_59e_Pop_Age_45_54e_Pop_Age_35_44e_Pop_Age_25_34e_Pop_Age_20_24e_Pop_Age_15_19e_Pop_Age_10_14e_Pop_Age_5_9e_Pop_Age_under_5010203040506070809057829355849865653416371Estimated Population by Age; Total Population 561 (2018-2022)
Community: Kuiggluk (Kwethluk)
e_White_and_Black_AfricanAme_White_and_Asiane_White_and_AmInd_AKNate_Black_AfrAm_and_AmInd_AKNate_Whitee_Other_Racee_NatHI_PacIslandere_Black_AfricanAme_Asiane_AmInd_AKNate_Two_or_Moree_One_Racee_Total_Pop01002003004005006000030800065389552561Estimated Population by Race; Total Population 561 (2018-2022)
Community: Kuiggluk (Kwethluk)
Estimated Population by Sex; Total Population 561 (2018-2022)e_Pop_Femalee_Pop_Male253308
Community: Kuiggluk (Kwethluk)
Housing Units; Total Housing 165 (2018-2022)e_Vacant_Unitse_Total_Occupied_Units49116