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ALASKA AVIATION DATABASE
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Community Overview: Big Lake
Native Community Name:
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language: Dena'ina
English Pronunciation:
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: No
Road Connection: Yes
Coastal: No
Post Office: Big Lake Contract Postal Unit
+ 1 (907) 892-6101
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Native Regional Health Care: Southcentral Foundation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Incorporated
School District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Healthcare Facility: Big Lake Mat-Su Health Services - Eastlake Mall
(907) 376-2411
Big Lake Public Health Nursing - Mat-Su Itinerant Nursing
(907) 352-6600
Library: Big Lake Library
+ 1 (907) 892-6475
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Big Lake Road is accessible from mile 52 of the George Parks Highway. A state-owned gravel airstrip and float plane dock are available. Several boat launches and a marina support recreational watercraft.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
20173771
20183771
20193814
20203830
20213946
20224023
20234124
Community: (Big Lake)
Year Range: 2017-2023
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten29
Kindergarten52
FirstGrade70
SecondGrade54
ThirdGrade60
FourthGrade55
FifthGrade62
SixthGrade0
SeventhGrade0
EighthGrade0
NinthGrade0
TenthGrade0
EleventhGrade0
TwelfthGrade0
TotalEnrollmentK12353
TotalEnrollmentPK12382
Community: (Big Lake)
School Year: 2022/2023
Community Statistics
Community: (Big Lake)
Community: (Big Lake)
Community: (Big Lake)
Community: (Big Lake)