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Community Overview: Unalakleet
Native Community Name:
Uŋalaqłiit; Ungalaqliit
Place Name Translation: Those from the South Wind
Indigenous Language: Iñupiaq / Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
YOO nuh luh kleet
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: Yes
Post Office: Unalakleet Post Office
+ 1 (907) 624-3111
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Bering Straits Native Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Norton Sound Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Kawerak, Incorporated
School District: Bering Strait School District
Healthcare Facility: Unalakleet Public Health Nursing - Nome Public Health Center
(907) 443-3221
Anikkan Inuit Illuagutaat Subregional Clinic - Norton Sound Health Corporation
(907) 624-3535
Library: Ticasuk Library
+ 1 (907) 624-3531
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Unalakleet has a state-owned gravel runway and a gravel strip. There are regular flights to Anchorage. Cargo is lightered from Nome; there is a dock. Local overland travel is mainly by ATVs, snow machines, and dogsleds in winter.
 
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2017745
2018722
2019721
2020706
2021734
2022722
2023685
Community: Uŋalaqłiit; Ungalaqliit (Unalakleet)
Year Range: 2017-2023
 
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten28
Kindergarten6
FirstGrade9
SecondGrade15
ThirdGrade13
FourthGrade18
FifthGrade10
SixthGrade14
SeventhGrade10
EighthGrade10
NinthGrade11
TenthGrade11
EleventhGrade9
TwelfthGrade6
TotalEnrollmentK12142
TotalEnrollmentPK12170
Community: Uŋalaqłiit; Ungalaqliit (Unalakleet)
School Year: 2022/2023
 
Community Statistics
Community: Uŋalaqłiit; Ungalaqliit (Unalakleet)
Community: Uŋalaqłiit; Ungalaqliit (Unalakleet)
Community: Uŋalaqłiit; Ungalaqliit (Unalakleet)
Community: Uŋalaqłiit; Ungalaqliit (Unalakleet)