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Buckland, AK map Population (year 2000): 406. Estimated population in July 2006: 424 (+4.4% change)
 

Males: 218  (53.7%)
Females: 188  (46.3%)
Median resident age:  17.8 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99727.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,000 (it was $38,333 in 2000)
Buckland  $38,000
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,100 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
Buckland  $96,100
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Buckland:

  • American Indian (96.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

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Ancestries: Irish (2.2%), German (1.7%), Scottish (1.5%), English (1.2%), Norwegian (1.2%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 1.22 square miles.

Population density: 344 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Buckland

  • High school or higher: 71.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 33.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 3.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buckland city

  • Never married: 39.5%
  • Now married: 51.7%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 4.6%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Buckland, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Buckland to the number of sex offenders is 84 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Buckland:  0.7% ($580)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (848.5 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (3673.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Noorvik, AK (59.3 miles ), Koyuk, AK (72.9 miles ), Kiana, AK (83.5 miles ), Selawik, AK (87.6 miles ), Deering, AK (109.3 miles) , Shaktoolik, AK (112.8 miles ), Kotzebue, AK (118.3 miles ), Elim, AK (122.2 miles ).

Latitude: 65.98 N, Longitude: 161.13 W


Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +86 (+26.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (27%)
  • Public administration (27%)
  • Construction (20%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Gasoline stations (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (17%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Air transportation (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
  • Carpenters (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Buckland:
  • MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 76 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 293 miles; NOME, AK)
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 409 miles; BETHEL, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buckland:
  • RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL (about 118 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK; ID: OTZ)
  • RED DOG (about 186 miles; RED DOG, AK; ID: AED)
  • NOME (about 315 miles; NOME, AK; ID: OME)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buckland:
  • BUCKLAND (about 2 miles; BUCKLAND, AK; ID: BVK)
  • HAYCOCK (about 54 miles; HAYCOCK, AK; ID: HAY)
  • ROBERT/BOB/CURTIS MEML (about 58 miles; NOORVIK, AK; ID: D76)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buckland:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 849 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 924 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 2866 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 6,186)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2884 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2923 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2924 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2942 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
Public elementary/middle school in Buckland:
  • BUCKLAND SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: 9900 UNIVERSITY DR.; Grades: PK - 12)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Buckland and their reported violations in the past:

BUCKLAND WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 417, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2006
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-2003
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2003
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2003
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2000
  • 6 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-19-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-19-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2005
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2005
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 96 regular monitoring violations
  • 80 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  4.8 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  89.3%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Buckland compared to Alaska state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Buckland government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $234,000
    Financial Administration: $182,000
    General - Other: $148,000
    Solid Waste Management: $93,000
    Parks & Recreation: $25,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,000
    Health Services - Other: $13,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $68,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $283,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $33,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $385,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Buckland:
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KNSA (930 AM; 3 kW; UNALAKLEET, AK; Owner: UNALAKLEET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)


TV broadcast stations around Buckland:
  • K09RI (Channel 9; BUCKLAND, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K04LU (Channel 4; BUCKLAND, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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