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Community Overview: Alakanuk
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:
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 Clinic - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
+1 (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
2018728
2019704
2020747
2021737
2022728
2023726
2024755
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
Year Range: 2018-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten10
Kindergarten20
FirstGrade23
SecondGrade20
ThirdGrade15
FourthGrade15
FifthGrade18
SixthGrade18
SeventhGrade19
EighthGrade16
NinthGrade13
TenthGrade17
EleventhGrade19
TwelfthGrade25
TotalEnrollmentK12238
TotalEnrollmentPK12248
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)
Community: Alarneq (Alakanuk)