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Community Overview: Lower Kalskag
Native Community Name:
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: No
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: Lower Kalskag Public Health Nursing - Bethel Itinerant Nursing
(907) 543-2110
Crimet Phillips Sr. Clinic - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
(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
2017275
2018275
2019288
2020297
2021262
2022270
2023256
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
Year Range: 2017-2023
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten0
FirstGrade0
SecondGrade0
ThirdGrade10
FourthGrade9
FifthGrade16
SixthGrade10
SeventhGrade8
EighthGrade13
NinthGrade11
TenthGrade7
EleventhGrade5
TwelfthGrade7
TotalEnrollmentK1296
TotalEnrollmentPK1296
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
School Year: 2022/2023
Community Statistics
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)
Community: Qalqaq (Lower Kalskag)