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Community Overview: Hooper Bay
Native Community Name:
Naparyaarmiut
Place Name Translation: Mast (or Pole) Village
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
HOO pr
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: Yes
Post Office: Hooper Bay Post Office
+ 1 (907) 758-4420
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Calista Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Association of Village Council Presidents
School District: Lower Yukon School District
Healthcare Facility: Hooper Bay Subregional Clinic - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
(907) 758-4711
Hooper Bay Public Health Nursing - Bethel Itinerant Nursing
(907) 543-2110
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Residents of Hooper Bay rely on air and water transportation. Groceries and small items are shipped in year round by air mail. Snow machines and ATVs are the primarily used for land transportation within the community and to nearby villages. A paved runway is operated by the state of Alaska. Barge lines deliver shipments of fuel and other bulk supplies throughout the summer. A fishing dock is available. Skiffs are used during summer for local transportation. Winter trails exist to Scammon Bay (32 mi), Chevak (20 mi), and Paimiut (14 mi). In 2011, community was awarded grant funds for building an access road to a new wind turbines. At the same time, enhancements were made to 3.5 miles of ATV trails through a cooperative project with the National Park Service. The city has plans for an aiprot improvement project, a new small boat harbor and docking area with constuction scheduled to begin in 2015.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
20171243
20181247
20191239
20201193
20211330
20221359
20231351
Community: Naparyaarmiut (Hooper Bay)
Year Range: 2017-2023
Year20172018201920202021202220231100115012001250130013501400Population1243124712391193133013591351
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten18
Kindergarten34
FirstGrade38
SecondGrade30
ThirdGrade40
FourthGrade40
FifthGrade33
SixthGrade41
SeventhGrade45
EighthGrade34
NinthGrade35
TenthGrade33
EleventhGrade35
TwelfthGrade43
TotalEnrollmentK12481
TotalEnrollmentPK12499
Community: Naparyaarmiut (Hooper Bay)
School Year: 2022/2023
GradePreKindergartenKindergartenFirstGradeSecondGradeThirdGradeFourthGradeFifthGradeSixthGradeSeventhGradeEighthGradeNinthGradeTenthGradeEleventhGradeTwelfthGrade05101520253035404550Number of Students1834383040403341453435333543
Community Statistics
Community: Naparyaarmiut (Hooper Bay)
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_50204060801001201400235373010411812921417994111Estimated Population by Age; Total Population 801 (2018-2022)
Community: Naparyaarmiut (Hooper Bay)
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_Pop01002003004005006007008009000085645500766213788801Estimated Population by Race; Total Population 801 (2018-2022)
Community: Naparyaarmiut (Hooper Bay)
Estimated Population by Sex; Total Population 801 (2018-2022)e_Pop_Femalee_Pop_Male436365
Community: Naparyaarmiut (Hooper Bay)
Housing Units; Total Housing 182 (2018-2022)e_Vacant_Unitse_Total_Occupied_Units13169