Shaktoolik, Alaska

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Shaktoolik is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 230.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Shaktoolik is located at 64°21′20″N, 161°11′29″W (64.355612, -161.191328)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 230 people, 60 households, and 48 families residing in the city. The population density was 83.8/km² (216.7/mi²). There were 66 housing units at an average density of 24.0/km² (62.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 5.22% White, 94.35% Native American, and 0.43% from two or more races.

There were 60 households out of which 53.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.83 and the average family size was 4.42.

In the city the population was spread out with 39.1% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 123.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $37,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,491. None of the families and 6.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 18.8% of those over 64.

[edit] History

Cape Denbigh is an archaeological site 6,000 to 8,000 years old and is a national historic landmark. Shaktoolik was first mapped in 1842-44 by Lt. Lavrenty Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy, who called it "Tshaktogmyut." The village moved from a site six miles up the Shaktoolik River to the river mouth in 1933, but it was subject to severe storm and wind damage at that location.

In 1967, the city council voted to moved Shaktoolik to a more sheltered location two and a half miles to the north, at the river mouth. There are presently only two occupied dwellings at the old townsite. A post office was established in Shaktoolik from 1930 to 1933, from 1944 to 1949, and was recently re-established.