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Community Overview: Kiana
Native Community Name:
Katyaaq
Place Name Translation: Where Two Rivers Meet
Indigenous Language: Iñupiaq
English Pronunciation:
kai ANN uh
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: No
Post Office: Kiana Post Office
+ 1 (907) 475-2154
ANCSA Regional Corporation: NANA Regional Corporation, Incorporated
Native Regional Health Care: Maniilaq Association
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Maniilaq Association
School District: Northwest Arctic Borough School District
Healthcare Facility: Kiana Health Clinic - Maniilaq Association
(907) 475-2199
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Kiana is primarily accessible by air, as well as small boat and snowmobile. The state-owned Bob Baker Memorial Airport has a gravel runway. Daily scheduled flights and charter flights are provided by Bering Air, ERA Alaska, and Ryan Air Service. Crowley Marine Services barges fuel and supplies to Kiana each summer, and local store owners have large boats to bring supplies upriver. Local transportation takes place using boats, ATVs, snowmobiles, and some trucks owned locally. A road connects Kiana to Kobuk camp, and a network of old trading trails is still in use.
 
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2017417
2018421
2019409
2020399
2021433
2022413
2023384
Community: Katyaaq (Kiana)
Year Range: 2017-2023
 
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten1
Kindergarten10
FirstGrade8
SecondGrade5
ThirdGrade6
FourthGrade7
FifthGrade11
SixthGrade8
SeventhGrade8
EighthGrade17
NinthGrade4
TenthGrade7
EleventhGrade3
TwelfthGrade5
TotalEnrollmentK1299
TotalEnrollmentPK12100
Community: Katyaaq (Kiana)
School Year: 2022/2023
 
Community Statistics
Community: Katyaaq (Kiana)
Community: Katyaaq (Kiana)
Community: Katyaaq (Kiana)
Community: Katyaaq (Kiana)