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Community Overview: Port Graham
Native Community Name:
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: Yes
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: Port Graham Public Health Nursing - Homer Itinerant Nursing
(907) 235-8857
Anesia Anahonak Moonin Clinic - Chugachmiut
(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
2017180
2018179
2019180
2020182
2021160
2022150
2023155
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
Year Range: 2017-2023
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten1
FirstGrade1
SecondGrade3
ThirdGrade2
FourthGrade4
FifthGrade1
SixthGrade3
SeventhGrade3
EighthGrade2
NinthGrade3
TenthGrade2
EleventhGrade1
TwelfthGrade1
TotalEnrollmentK1227
TotalEnrollmentPK1227
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
School Year: 2022/2023
Community Statistics
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)
Community: Paluwik (Port Graham)