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Community Overview: Port Lions
Native Community Name:
Masiqsirraq
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language: Sugt'stun
English Pronunciation:
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: Yes
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: Yes
Post Office: Port Lions Post Office
+ 1 (907) 454-2217
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Koniag, Incorporated
Native Regional Health Care: Kodiak Area Native Association
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Kodiak Area Native Association
School District: Kodiak Island Borough School District
Healthcare Facility: Port Lions Health Clinic - Kodiak Area Native Association
(907) 454-2275
Port Lions Public Health Nursing - Kodiak Itinerant Nursing
(907) 486-3319
Library: Jessie Wakefield Memorial Library
+ 1 (907) 454-2288
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Port Lions is accessible by air and water. There is a state-owned 2600 ft. gravel airstrip, and the small boat harbor may be used by seaplanes. Regular and charter flights are available from Kodiak. The boat harbor was partially rebuilt in 2011 and provides 68 boat slips, electricity, and fresh water during the summer months. The state ferry Tustumena operates bi-weekly from November through April and bi weekly for two weeks each month from May through October. Service is to and from Kodiak and Homer. A newly built deep water city dock with a 214 ft. face and mooring and breasting dolphins to accommodate large ships will be completed in 2014.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2017175
2018142
2019177
2020165
2021170
2022165
2023165
Community: Masiqsirraq (Port Lions)
Year Range: 2017-2023
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten3
FirstGrade3
SecondGrade3
ThirdGrade3
FourthGrade1
FifthGrade3
SixthGrade0
SeventhGrade1
EighthGrade0
NinthGrade1
TenthGrade0
EleventhGrade0
TwelfthGrade0
TotalEnrollmentK1218
TotalEnrollmentPK1218
Community: Masiqsirraq (Port Lions)
School Year: 2022/2023
Community Statistics
Community: Masiqsirraq (Port Lions)
Community: Masiqsirraq (Port Lions)
Community: Masiqsirraq (Port Lions)
Community: Masiqsirraq (Port Lions)