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Community Overview: Fort Yukon
Native Community Name:
Gwichyaa Zheh
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language: Dinjii Zhuh K'yaa (Gwich'in)
English Pronunciation:
YOO kawn
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: No
Post Office: Fort Yukon Post Office
+ 1 (907) 662-2335
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Doyon, Limited
Native Regional Health Care: Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments, Incorporated
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Tanana Chiefs Conference
School District: Yukon Flats School District
Healthcare Facility: Yukon Flats Health Center - Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments
(907) 662-2460
Fort Yukon Public Health Nursing - Fairbanks Itinerant Nursing
(907) 452-1776
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Fort Yukon is located at the confluence of the Yukon and Porcupine Rivers, about 145 air miles northeast of Fairbanks. Fort Yukon is accessible by air year-round and by barge during the summer months. Heavy cargo is brought in by barge from the end of May through mid-September; there is a barge off-loading area but no dock. Grocery items and other supplies are also shipped by air. Riverboats and skiffs are used for recreation, hunting, fishing, and other subsistence activities. A state-owned lighted, gravel airstrip is available; Hospital Lake, adjacent to the airport, is used by float planes. Snow machines and dog sleds are used on area trails or the frozen river, which becomes an ice road to area villages during winter. Extensive erosion to the north bank of the Yukon River has caused damage to city roads, which are scheduled for repairs in Spring 2014.
 
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2017563
2018540
2019525
2020514
2021508
2022499
2023477
Community: Gwichyaa Zheh (Fort Yukon)
Year Range: 2017-2023
 
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten5
Kindergarten7
FirstGrade4
SecondGrade5
ThirdGrade4
FourthGrade1
FifthGrade7
SixthGrade6
SeventhGrade7
EighthGrade8
NinthGrade8
TenthGrade3
EleventhGrade5
TwelfthGrade6
TotalEnrollmentK1271
TotalEnrollmentPK1276
Community: Gwichyaa Zheh (Fort Yukon)
School Year: 2022/2023
 
Community Statistics
Community: Gwichyaa Zheh (Fort Yukon)
Community: Gwichyaa Zheh (Fort Yukon)
Community: Gwichyaa Zheh (Fort Yukon)
Community: Gwichyaa Zheh (Fort Yukon)