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Community Overview: Port Graham
Paluwik
Place Name Translation: Place of Sadness
Indigenous Language: Sugt'stun
English Pronunciation:
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal:
Post Office:
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Chugach Alaska Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Chugachmiut
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Chugachmiut
School District: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Healthcare Facility: Anesia Anahonak Moonin Clinic - Chugachmiut
+1 (907) 284-2241
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Port Graham is not accessible by road. A state-owned airstrip is available for local charter flights. There are no roads in the community, but a trail connects Port Graham with the nearby village of Nanwalek. There is no scheduled water taxi or ferry service however non-scheduled barge service for delivery of fuel and supplies is available from Homer. The community offers docking facilities that are connected to the road and water systems, for vessels up to 80 feet. There is no dock space for permanent or transient moorage.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2018179
2019180
2020182
2021160
2022150
2023155
2024144
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
Year Range: 2018-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten3
FirstGrade3
SecondGrade0
ThirdGrade1
FourthGrade3
FifthGrade2
SixthGrade4
SeventhGrade1
EighthGrade3
NinthGrade1
TenthGrade3
EleventhGrade2
TwelfthGrade3
TotalEnrollmentK1229
TotalEnrollmentPK1229
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)