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Community Overview: Dillingham
Native Community Name:
Curyung
Place Name Translation: Murky
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
DILL eeng ham
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: No
Post Office: Dillingham Post Office
+ 1 (907) 842-5633
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: Dillingham City School District
Healthcare Facility: Kanakanak Hospital - Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
(907) 842-5201
Dillingham Public Health Center
(907) 842-5981
Library: Dillingham Public Library
+ 1 (907) 842-5610
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Dillingham can be reached by air and sea. The state-owned airport provides a paved runway and regular jet flights are available from Anchorage. A seaplane base is available 3 miles west at Shannon's Pond; it is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Division of Lands. A heliport is available at Kanakanak Hospital. There is a city-operated small boat harbor with 320 slips, a dock, barge landing, boat launch, and boat haul-out facilities. It is a tidal harbor and only for seasonal use. Two barge lines make scheduled trips from Seattle. There is a 23-mile DOT-maintained paved road to Aleknagik; it was first constructed in 1960.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
20172335
20182382
20192327
20202226
20212209
20222222
20232118
Community: Curyung (Dillingham)
Year Range: 2017-2023
Year20172018201920202021202220231950200020502100215022002250230023502400Population2335238223272226220922222118
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten10
Kindergarten40
FirstGrade28
SecondGrade32
ThirdGrade27
FourthGrade36
FifthGrade36
SixthGrade38
SeventhGrade35
EighthGrade35
NinthGrade45
TenthGrade27
EleventhGrade23
TwelfthGrade13
TotalEnrollmentK12415
TotalEnrollmentPK12425
Community: Curyung (Dillingham)
School Year: 2022/2023
GradePreKindergartenKindergartenFirstGradeSecondGradeThirdGradeFourthGradeFifthGradeSixthGradeSeventhGradeEighthGradeNinthGradeTenthGradeEleventhGradeTwelfthGrade05101520253035404550Number of Students1040283227363638353545272313
Community Statistics
Community: Curyung (Dillingham)
e_Pop_Age_85_pluse_Pop_Age_75_84e_Pop_Age_65_74e_Pop_Age_60_64e_Pop_Age_55_59e_Pop_Age_45_54e_Pop_Age_35_44e_Pop_Age_25_34e_Pop_Age_20_24e_Pop_Age_15_19e_Pop_Age_10_14e_Pop_Age_5_9e_Pop_Age_under_50501001502002503003504002441129172147187301363146134182182167Estimated Population by Age; Total Population 2175 (2018-2022)
Community: Curyung (Dillingham)
e_White_and_Black_AfricanAme_White_and_Asiane_White_and_AmInd_AKNate_Black_AfrAm_and_AmInd_AKNate_Whitee_Other_Racee_NatHI_PacIslandere_Black_AfricanAme_Asiane_AmInd_AKNate_Two_or_Moree_One_Racee_Total_Pop0500100015002000250001123612550231260123531318622175Estimated Population by Race; Total Population 2175 (2018-2022)
Community: Curyung (Dillingham)
Estimated Population by Sex; Total Population 2175 (2018-2022)e_Pop_Femalee_Pop_Male11031072
Community: Curyung (Dillingham)
Housing Units; Total Housing 992 (2018-2022)e_Vacant_Unitse_Total_Occupied_Units279713