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Chefornak, AK map Population (year 2000): 394. Estimated population in July 2006: 396 (+0.5% change)
 

Males: 203  (51.5%)
Females: 191  (48.5%)
Median resident age:  20.8 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99561.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,300 (it was $35,556 in 2000)
Chefornak  $35,300
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $277,500 (it was $240,600 in 2000)
Chefornak  $277,500
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Chefornak:

  • American Indian (98.0%)
  • Two or more races (4.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.0%)

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Ancestries: English (1.3%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 5.73 square miles.

Population density: 70 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chefornak

  • High school or higher: 60.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 11.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 5.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chefornak city

  • Never married: 33.8%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 4.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Chefornak, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chefornak to the number of sex offenders is 80 to 1.

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

Chefornak:  1.1% ($2,625)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (999.3 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (3632.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Kipnuk, AK (21.8 miles ), Nightmute, AK (45.6 miles ), Newtok, AK (60.1 miles ), Toksook Bay, AK (62.8 miles ), Tununak, AK (74.0 miles ), Kwigillingok, AK (78.4 miles ), Kongiganak, AK (95.5 miles ), Tuntutuliak, AK (110.4 miles ).

Latitude: 60.16 N, Longitude: 164.27 W


Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+22.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (31%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
  • Utilities (15%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Air transportation (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (57%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Plant and system operators (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (38%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Special education teachers (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Chefornak:
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (about 145 miles; BETHEL, AK)
  • NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 307 miles; NOME, AK)
  • BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (about 410 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chefornak:
  • BETHEL (about 174 miles; BETHEL, AK; ID: BET)
  • NOME (about 309 miles; NOME, AK; ID: OME)
  • COLD BAY (about 358 miles; COLD BAY, AK; ID: CDB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chefornak:
  • CHEFORNAK (about 3 miles; CHEFORNAK, AK; ID: CFK)
  • KIPNUK (about 25 miles; KIPNUK, AK; ID: IIK)
  • NIGHTMUTE (about 36 miles; NIGHTMUTE, AK; ID: IGT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chefornak:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 1002 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 1183 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 2440 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 6,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 2681 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 14,113)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 2685 miles; LAIE, HI; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2698 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; FT enrollment: 3,511)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2705 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 2,787)
Public elementary/middle school in Chefornak:
  • CHAPTNGUAK SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: PO BOX 50; Grades: PK - 12)

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

CHEFORNAK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 408, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • 28 regular monitoring violations
  • 9 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  5.3 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  84.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.7%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  25.1%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Chefornak compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,524$30,2880$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$10,240
Totals for Government 1$2,524$30,2889$10,240


Chefornak government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $170,000
    Financial Administration: $75,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
    General - Other: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $102,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $307,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $273,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $87,000
    General Support: $26,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $135,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Chefornak:
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KNSA (930 AM; 3 kW; UNALAKLEET, AK; Owner: UNALAKLEET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)


TV broadcast stations around Chefornak:
  • K02LO (Channel 2; CHEFORNAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K04MK (Channel 4; CHEFORNAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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