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Community Overview: Alakanuk
Native Community Name:
Alarneq
Place Name Translation: The Result of an Error
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
uh LUCK uh nuck
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: Yes
Post Office: Alakanuk Post Office
+ 1 (907) 238-3717
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 Yukon School District
Healthcare Facility: Alakanuk Public Health Nursing - Bethel Itinerant Nursing
(907) 543-2110
Alakanuk Clinic - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
(907) 238-3210
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: A state-owned and -managed gravel airstrip is available. Alakanuk is easily accessible from the Yukon River and Bering Sea by barge and riverboat. Most passengers and mail arrive by air. There are no roads connecting Alakanuk with other population centers in the region, but ice roads are used in winter. Snow machines and boats are used for local travel.
 
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2017706
2018728
2019704
2020747
2021737
2022728
2023726
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
Year Range: 2017-2023
 
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten11
Kindergarten23
FirstGrade17
SecondGrade14
ThirdGrade15
FourthGrade21
FifthGrade16
SixthGrade19
SeventhGrade17
EighthGrade11
NinthGrade13
TenthGrade20
EleventhGrade21
TwelfthGrade11
TotalEnrollmentK12218
TotalEnrollmentPK12229
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
School Year: 2023/2024
 
Community Statistics
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)