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Community Overview: Chignik Lake
Native Community Name:
Igyaraq
Place Name Translation: Throat of the Lake
Indigenous Language: Sugt'stun
English Pronunciation:
CHIG nick
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: Yes
Post Office: Chignik Lake Post Office
+ 1 (907) 749-2220
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Bristol Bay Native Association, Incorporated
School District: Lake and Peninsula Borough School District
Healthcare Facility: Chignik Lake Public Health Nursing - Anchorage Itinerant Services
(907) 334-2260
Dunias Memorial Center - Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
(907) 845-2236
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Chignik Lake is primarily accessible by air. There is a state-owned gravel airstrip; seaplanes may land at Chignik Lagoon. Regularly-scheduled and charter flights are provided. Goods are lightered, weekly during the summer and monthly during winter, to the lake via Chignik Lagoon and are then transported over land. The state ferry provides service to Chignik Lagoon four times per year. There is no harbor, dock, barge access, or boat haul-outs. Skiffs and ATVs are the primary means of local transportation. There is a strong regional interest in constructing roads between Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, and the city landfill.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
201868
201957
202049
202163
202261
202366
Community: Igyaraq (Chignik Lake)
Year Range: 2018-2023
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten2
Kindergarten1
FirstGrade4
SecondGrade2
ThirdGrade1
FourthGrade0
FifthGrade1
SixthGrade2
SeventhGrade1
EighthGrade1
NinthGrade0
TenthGrade1
EleventhGrade1
TwelfthGrade1
TotalEnrollmentK1216
TotalEnrollmentPK1218
Community: Igyaraq (Chignik Lake)
School Year: 2022/2023
Community Statistics
Community: Igyaraq (Chignik Lake)
Community: Igyaraq (Chignik Lake)
Community: Igyaraq (Chignik Lake)
Community: Igyaraq (Chignik Lake)