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Gakona, AK map Population (year 2000): 215
Males: 123  (57.2%)
Females: 92  (42.8%)
Median resident age:  40.6 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99586.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,500 (it was $33,750 in 2000)
Gakona  $33,500
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $98,000 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
Gakona  $98,000
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Gakona:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.9%)
  • American Indian (17.7%)
  • Two or more races (10.7%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

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Ancestries: German (12.1%), Irish (9.3%), English (8.8%), United States (7.4%), Swedish (6.0%), French (3.7%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 61.3 square miles.

Population density: 3.5 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Gakona

  • High school or higher: 88.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
  • Unemployed: 14.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gakona CDP

  • Never married: 26.5%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Gakona, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gakona to the number of sex offenders is 215 to 1.

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

Gakona:  0.6% ($540)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (317.9 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2687.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Gulkana, AK (11.2 miles) , Copperville, AK (18.8 miles) , Tazlina, AK (20.2 miles) , Silver Springs, AK (20.4 miles) , Copper Center, AK (23.7 miles ), Glennallen, AK (23.7 miles ), Willow Creek, AK (35.6 miles ), Tonsina, AK (45.0 miles) .

Latitude: 62.30 N, Longitude: 145.27 W


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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (22%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (15%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (27%)
  • Health care (23%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Business operations specialists (15%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Construction laborers (12%)
  • Carpenters (10%)
  • Art and design workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (7%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (32%)
  • Life and physical scientists (14%)
  • Registered nurses (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Gakona:
  • VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 105 miles; VALDEZ, AK)
  • CORDOVA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 127 miles; CORDOVA, AK)
  • FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 243 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gakona:
  • VALDEZ PIONEER FIELD (about 105 miles; VALDEZ, AK; ID: VDZ)
  • MERLE K (MUDHOLE) SMITH (about 126 miles; CORDOVA, AK; ID: CDV)
  • EIELSON AFB (about 205 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID: EIL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gakona:
  • GULKANA (about 17 miles; GULKANA, AK; ID: GKN)
  • COPPER CENTER 2 (about 26 miles; COPPER CENTER, AK; ID: Z93)
  • CHISTOCHINA (about 46 miles; CHISTOCHINA, AK; ID: CZO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gakona:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 250 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 324 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1801 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1830 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1831 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1851 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 1864 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public elementary/middle school in Gakona:
  • GAKONA ELEMENTARY (Students: 17; Location: BOX 228; Grades: KG - 06)

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Notable location: Big Timber (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers: Sanford River (A), Gakona River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Mentasta Lodge (Mi 78 Tok Cutoff) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

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

PAXSON INN (Population served: 108, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Other (JAN-21-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-13-2001), St Boil Water Order (DEC-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-28-2001), St Other (DEC-31-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
GULKANA VILLAGE (Population served: 83, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-2005
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • 32 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2005
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2005
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2005)
  • 13 routine major monitoring violations
  • 101 regular monitoring violations
  • 62 other older monitoring violations
MENTASTA LODGE (Population served: 53, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
GAKONA R.V. PARK (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
GAKONA LODGE CAFE & BAR (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.6%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.1%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.8%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.4%
Whole state:  4.0%

Gakona compared to Alaska 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 above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.


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Strongest AM radio stations in Gakona:
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KIAK (970 AM; 5 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVAK (1230 AM; 1 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: NORTH WAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)


TV broadcast stations around Gakona:
  • K11RG (Channel 11; GAKONA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K03FJ (Channel 3; GAKONA, ETC., AK; Owner: WRANGLE MT TV CLUB, INC.)

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