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ALASKA AVIATION DATABASE
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Community Overview: Lower Kalskag
Qalqaq
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
KAL skag
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal:
Post Office: Lower Kalskag Post Office
+ 1 (907) 471-2260
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Calista Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Association of Village Council Presidents
School District: Kuspuk School District
Healthcare Facility: Crimet Phillips Sr. Clinic - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
+1 (907) 471-2294
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: A state-maintained 4.2-mile gravel road connects Lower and Upper Kalskag. Commercial barge lines deliver fuel and other bulk supplies in the summer. Passengers and other freight arrive by air year-round, through scheduled daily air services. The state-owned gravel airstrip is shared by Upper Kalskag and Lower Kalskag. Winter trails exist to Russian Mission (40 mi) and Aniak (26 mi).
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2018275
2019288
2020297
2021262
2022270
2023256
2024250
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
Year Range: 2018-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten0
FirstGrade0
SecondGrade0
ThirdGrade15
FourthGrade12
FifthGrade10
SixthGrade9
SeventhGrade14
EighthGrade7
NinthGrade7
TenthGrade8
EleventhGrade13
TwelfthGrade6
TotalEnrollmentK12101
TotalEnrollmentPK12101
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)