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Community Overview: Kipnuk
Qipneq
Place Name Translation: Bend in a River
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
KIP nuck
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal:
Post Office: Kipnuk Post Office
+ 1 (907) 896-5115
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 Kuskokwim School District
Healthcare Facility: Kipnuk Clinic - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
+1 (907) 896-5334
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Kipnuk offers a gravel airstrip, with scheduled air taxi service and available charter services. A seaplane base is also available. Boats and skiffs are used by residents for local travel during the summer, with snowmobiles in the winter. Winter trails lead to Tuntutuliak (77 miles), Chefornak (20 miles), and Kwigillingok (35 miles). Although there is no dock, barges from Bethel deliver cargo each summer.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2018699
2019700
2020701
2021712
2022725
2023708
2024714
Community: Qipneq (Kipnuk)
Year Range: 2018-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten2
Kindergarten27
FirstGrade17
SecondGrade21
ThirdGrade16
FourthGrade20
FifthGrade22
SixthGrade12
SeventhGrade15
EighthGrade16
NinthGrade12
TenthGrade20
EleventhGrade7
TwelfthGrade14
TotalEnrollmentK12219
TotalEnrollmentPK12221
Community: Qipneq (Kipnuk)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Qipneq (Kipnuk)
Community: Qipneq (Kipnuk)
Community: Qipneq (Kipnuk)
Community: Qipneq (Kipnuk)