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Community Overview: Whittier
Native Community Name:
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language:
English Pronunciation:
WHIT ee ur
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: Yes
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: Yes
Coastal: Yes
Post Office: Whittier Contract Postal Unit
+ 1 (907) 472-2437
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Chugach Alaska Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Chugachmiut
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Chugachmiut
School District: Chugach School District
Healthcare Facility: Whittier Public Health Nursing - Mat-Su Itinerant Nursing
(907) 352-6600
Whittier Community Health Center - Eastern Aleutian Tribes
(907) 472-2303
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Whittier has an ice-free port and two city docks (70' cargo dock and 60' floating passenger dock). A small boat harbor has slips for 360 fishing, recreation, and charter vessels. It is served by road, rail, the state ferry, boat, and aircraft. Since 2000, a tunnel has provided a road connection. The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel was reconstructed to accommodate both rail and road vehicles. The railway carries passengers, vehicles, and cargo 12 miles from the Portage Station east of Girdwood. The state-owned gravel airstrip accommodates charter aircraft, and a city-owned seaplane dock is available for passenger transfer.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2017244
2018245
2019280
2020298
2021260
2022253
2023255
Community: (Whittier)
Year Range: 2017-2023
Year2017201820192020202120222023210220230240250260270280290300310Population244245280298260253255
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten8
Kindergarten3
FirstGrade1
SecondGrade6
ThirdGrade2
FourthGrade2
FifthGrade3
SixthGrade6
SeventhGrade4
EighthGrade4
NinthGrade2
TenthGrade4
EleventhGrade2
TwelfthGrade1
TotalEnrollmentK1240
TotalEnrollmentPK1248
Community: (Whittier)
School Year: 2022/2023
GradePreKindergartenKindergartenFirstGradeSecondGradeThirdGradeFourthGradeFifthGradeSixthGradeSeventhGradeEighthGradeNinthGradeTenthGradeEleventhGradeTwelfthGrade0123456789Number of Students83162236442421
Community Statistics
Community: (Whittier)
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_501020304050605113829343442563319261634Estimated Population by Age; Total Population 377 (2018-2022)
Community: (Whittier)
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_Pop050100150200250300350400331601803513922622355377Estimated Population by Race; Total Population 377 (2018-2022)
Community: (Whittier)
Estimated Population by Sex; Total Population 377 (2018-2022)e_Pop_Femalee_Pop_Male201176
Community: (Whittier)
Housing Units; Total Housing 347 (2018-2022)e_Vacant_Unitse_Total_Occupied_Units192155