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Population in 2010: 73. Population change since 2000: -49.7%
Males: 41  (56.2%)
Females: 32  (43.8%)

Median resident age:  32.5 years
Alaska median age:  36.1 years

Zip code: 99548

Estimated median household income in 2009: $2,589 (it was $41,458 in 2000)
Chignik Lake:

$2,589
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $10,922

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $92,087 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
Chignik Lake:

$92,087
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $125,275; Detached houses: $125,275

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Chignik Lake races chart
  • American Indian alone - 69 (94.5%)
  • White alone - 2 (2.7%)
  • Two or more races - 2 (2.7%)

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Chignik Lake: 109.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (6.2%), Irish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 12.3 square miles.

Population density: 5.9 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chignik Lake:

  • High school or higher: 57.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 3.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chignik Lake CDP:

  • Never married: 32.6%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $-1
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $-1

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (469.1 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2440.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Chignik Lagoon, AK (3.1 miles) , Chignik, AK (3.8 miles) , Perryville, AK (5.3 miles) , Ivanof Bay, AK (6.1 miles) , Port Heiden, AK (6.9 miles) , Sand Point, AK (9.6 miles ), Nelson Lagoon, AK (9.8 miles) , Pilot Point, AK (10.0 miles) .

Latitude: 56.27 N, Longitude: 158.78 W

Area code: 907

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.5%
Alaska:

6.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Educational services (60%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
  • Manufacturing (0%)
  • Wholesale trade (0%)
  • Educational services (52%)
  • Public administration (26%)
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other transportation workers (33%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (22%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (22%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (22%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (30%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (22%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)


Average climate in Chignik Lake, Alaska

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Earthquake activity:

Chignik Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 233% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/10/1938 at 20:18:41, a magnitude 8.2 (8.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 67.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/4/1989 at 13:14:58, a magnitude 6.9 (6.5 MB, 6.9 MS, 6.7 MS, 6.9 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 87.9 miles away from Chignik Lake center
On 2/13/1979 at 05:34:25, a magnitude 6.8 (5.9 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/20/1979 at 08:14:00, a magnitude 6.5 (6.4 MB, 6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 82.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/14/1983 at 03:20:04, a magnitude 6.5 (5.9 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.5 MS) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Chignik Lake center
On 1/2/1985 at 05:32:49, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.9 MS, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Chignik Lake:

  • PROVIDENCE KODIAK ISLAND MEDICAL CTR (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 258 miles away; KODIAK, AK)
  • YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA REG HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, about 295 miles away; BETHEL, AK)
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 377 miles away; HOMER, AK)

Airports located in Chignik Lake:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chignik Lake:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 468 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 7,786)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 699 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 4,287)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1591 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1593 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1611 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1632 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Olympic College (about 1632 miles; Bremerton, WA; FT enrollment: 3,930)

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Notable locations in Chignik Lake: Chignik Lake Volunteer Fire Department (A), Chignik Lake First Responders (B), Bristol Bay Area Health Dunias Memorial Center - Chignik Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Chignik Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Home Creek (A), Clark River (B), Bearskin Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

CHIGNIK LAKE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-20-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-2004)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2004 and JUL-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-23-2004 to JUL-27-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and MAR-25-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-25-2004)
  • 21 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 71 regular monitoring violations
  • 5 other older monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 42.7%
(75.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.9% for American Indian residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.1%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  10.0%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chignik Lake, AK


Chignik Lake compared to Alaska state average:

  • Median house value below 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 significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Chignik Lake travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (95%)
  • Other fuel (5%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Alaska:
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Strongest AM radio stations in Chignik Lake:

  • 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)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KSDP (830 AM; 1 kW; SAND POINT, AK; Owner: ALEUTIAN PENINSULA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Chignik Lake:

  • K02MR (Channel 2; CHIGNIK LAKE, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K11RQ (Channel 11; CHIGNIK LAKE, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

Chignik Lake fatal accident list:

Nov 12, 2002 01:30 PM, Unnamed Local Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 16, 2000 01:30 AM, Weir Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1



FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

6
  • PJ ADUSKEVICZ, Chignik Lake Earth Station (Lat: 56.255056 Lon: -158.765639), Type: Mast, Structure height: 7 m, Overall height: 7 m
    Registrant: Alascom, Inc, 1200 Peachtree Street, 15w27, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4020, Email:
  • ROBERT JACKSON, Chignik Lake Earth Station (Lat: 56.255056 Lon: -158.765639), Type: Mast, Structure height: 7 m, Overall height: 7 m
    Registrant: Alascom, Inc, 1200 Peachtree Street, 15w27, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4020, Email:
  • ROBERT JACKSON, Chignik Lake Earth Station (Lat: 56.255056 Lon: -158.765639), Type: Mast, Structure height: 7 m, Overall height: 7 m
    Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ll007, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4020, Email:
  • MARTHA LEWIS MARCUS, Chignik Lake Earth Station (Lat: 56.255056 Lon: -158.765639), Type: Mast, Structure height: 7 m, Overall height: 7 m
    Registrant: At&t Corp., 2315 Salem Road, First Floor, H9, Conyers, GA 30013, Phone: (770) 602-2065, Email:
  • JAMES J.R. TALBOT, Chignik Lake Earth Station (Lat: 56.255056 Lon: -158.765639), Type: Mast, Structure height: 7 m, Overall height: 7 m
    Registrant: At&t Corp., 2315 Salem Road, First Floor, H9, Conyers, GA 30013, Phone: (770) 602-2065, Email:
  • JAMES J.R. TALBOT, Chignik Lake Earth Station (Lat: 56.255056 Lon: -158.765639), Type: Mast, Structure height: 7 m, Overall height: 7 m
    Registrant: At&t Alascom, 505 E. Bluff Drive, Mp288, Anchorage, AK 99501, Phone: (907) 264-7756, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:

1
  • William Lind Residence (Lat: 56.256167 Lon: -158.785361), Overall height: 0 m, Call Sign: KNZ24, Licensee ID: L00002062
    Assigned Frequencies: 2.18340 MHz, 2.43140 MHz, 2.47540 MHz, 2.51340 MHz, 3.20240 MHz, 3.34140 MHz, 5.16890 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/27/2004, Expiration Date: 01/05/2015
    Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507

FAA Registered Aircraft:

2
  • Aircraft: PIPER J3F-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 4AC176B SER (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 38104 , Serial Number: 6789, Year manufactured: 1941
    Registrant (Individual): Ronald Lind, 1004 Lake View Dr, Chignik Lake, AK 99548
  • Aircraft: PIPER J3F-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 41253 , Serial Number: 7893, Year manufactured: 1941, Airworthiness Date: 12/10/1969
    Registrant (Individual): Ronald Lind, Po Box 1004, Chignik Lake, AK 99548


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 3

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