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Community Overview: Napaskiak
Native Community Name:
Napaskiaq
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
nuh PASS kee ack
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: No
Post Office: Napaskiak Post Office
+ 1 (907) 737-7539
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: Napaskiak Public Health Nursing - Bethel Itinerant Nursing
(907) 543-2110
Elena Alexie Memorial Clinic - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
(907) 737-7329
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: A state-owned gravel airstrip and seaplane landing area west of the village provide charter and general aviation access year-round. Many residents have fishing boats, and skiffs are used in the summer for subsistence fishing and travel to Bethel and other nearby villages. Snow machines and ATVs are used in winter. Barges deliver goods during the summer months. In winter months the river is used as an ice road for travel to surrounding villages. A winter trail is marked to along the River to Bethel.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2017454
2018433
2019440
2020434
2021487
2022494
2023492
Community: Napaskiaq (Napaskiak)
Year Range: 2017-2023
Year2017201820192020202120222023400410420430440450460470480490500Population454433440434487494492
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten14
FirstGrade12
SecondGrade8
ThirdGrade5
FourthGrade9
FifthGrade8
SixthGrade15
SeventhGrade8
EighthGrade10
NinthGrade17
TenthGrade5
EleventhGrade8
TwelfthGrade8
TotalEnrollmentK12127
TotalEnrollmentPK12127
Community: Napaskiaq (Napaskiak)
School Year: 2022/2023
GradePreKindergartenKindergartenFirstGradeSecondGradeThirdGradeFourthGradeFifthGradeSixthGradeSeventhGradeEighthGradeNinthGradeTenthGradeEleventhGradeTwelfthGrade024681012141618Number of Students0141285981581017588
Community Statistics
Community: Napaskiaq (Napaskiak)
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_5010203040506070809010003769183476702167935560Estimated Population by Age; Total Population 582 (2018-2022)
Community: Napaskiaq (Napaskiak)
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_Pop010020030040050060070000301000056417565582Estimated Population by Race; Total Population 582 (2018-2022)
Community: Napaskiaq (Napaskiak)
Estimated Population by Sex; Total Population 582 (2018-2022)e_Pop_Femalee_Pop_Male268314
Community: Napaskiaq (Napaskiak)
Housing Units; Total Housing 163 (2018-2022)e_Vacant_Unitse_Total_Occupied_Units41122