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Fort Yukon, AK map Population (year 2000): 595. Estimated population in July 2006: 534 (-10.3% change)
 

Males: 315  (52.9%)
Females: 280  (47.1%)
Median resident age:  31.9 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99740.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,200 (it was $29,375 in 2000)
Fort Yukon  $29,200
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,700 (it was $50,000 in 2000)
Fort Yukon  $57,700
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Fort Yukon:

  • American Indian (88.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (10.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

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Ancestries: Irish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Incorporated in 1959

Elevation: 447 feet

Land area: 7.00 square miles.

Population density: 80 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Fort Yukon

  • High school or higher: 69.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 18.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 6.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Yukon city

  • Never married: 47.7%
  • Now married: 30.1%
  • Separated: 5.7%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

12 residents are foreign born (0.8% Asia, 0.8% North America, 0.3% Europe).

This city:  2.0%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Fort Yukon, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fort Yukon to the number of sex offenders is 279 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Fort Yukon:  1.0% ($510)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (483.8 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2908.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Birch Creek, AK (44.0 miles) , Central, AK (81.2 miles) , Venetie, AK (86.5 miles ), Circle, AK (95.6 miles) , Chalkyitsik, AK (105.2 miles) , Arctic Village, AK (109.1 miles) , Beaver, AK (147.8 miles) , Pleasant Valley, AK (161.8 miles ).

Latitude: 66.57 N, Longitude: 145.26 W


5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +23 (+4.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (27%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (46%)
  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (2%)
  • Utilities (2%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Yukon:
  • FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 208 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)
  • VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 380 miles; VALDEZ, AK)
  • CORDOVA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 419 miles; CORDOVA, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Yukon:
  • EIELSON AFB (about 184 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID: EIL)
  • WAINWRIGHT AAF (about 202 miles; FAIRBANKS/FT WAINWRIGHT, AK; ID: FBK)
  • FAIRBANKS INTL (about 217 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID: FAI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Yukon:
  • FORT YUKON (about 1 miles; FORT YUKON, AK; ID: FYU)
  • BIRCH CREEK (about 44 miles; BIRCH CREEK, AK; ID: Z91)
  • CENTRAL (about 77 miles; CENTRAL, AK; ID: CEM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Yukon:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 213 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 486 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1974 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1994 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1995 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2017 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 2038 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
Public elementary/middle schools in Fort Yukon:
  • FORT YUKON SCHOOL (Students: 119; Location: 255 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
  • YUKON FLATS CORRESPONDENCE (Location: 123 HILL STREET; Grades: KG - 12)

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

FT. YUKON PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 650, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2005
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2005
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2005
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and APR-11-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (2 times from FEB-14-2005 to FEB-18-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-11-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2003)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 40 regular monitoring violations
  • 6 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.9%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  12.0%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.5%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.0%

Fort Yukon compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population 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 below state average.


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Fort Yukon government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $241,000
    Sewerage: $90,000
  • Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $255,000
    Police Protection: $194,000
    Sewerage: $115,000
    General - Other: $105,000
    Financial Administration: $100,000
    Water Utilities: $49,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
    Electric Utilities: $25,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $58,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $75,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $384,000
    Water Utilities: $39,000
    Electric Utilities: $25,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $108,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $483,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Yukon:
  • KZPA (900 AM; 5 kW; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: GWANDAK PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KIAK (970 AM; 5 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Yukon:
  • K285AL (104.9 FM; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: EVANGELISTIC AK MISSIONARY FELLOWSHP)
  • K296BG (107.1 FM; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: EVANGELISTIC AK MISSIONARY FELLOWSHP)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Yukon:
  • K07RC (Channel 7; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K02HQ (Channel 2; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: CITY OF FORT YUKON)

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