Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Galena and their reported violations in the past:
GALENA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 750, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- 2 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-15-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (JUN-15-2000)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JUN-11-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from NOV-23-1994 to JUN-26-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2001)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 42 regular monitoring violations
ARCHIES YUKON INN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from DEC-06-1996 to DEC-16-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.1%
(9.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 15.6% for American Indian residents, 22.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.8 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
| This city: | 69.0% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
| This city: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Galena, AK
63 people in other workers' dormitories
Galena 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 below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%)
- Wood (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Electricity (3%)
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: | 17.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: | 1.72 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 0.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Here: | 6.88 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.0% | | Alaska: | 6.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: | 29.4% | | Alaska: | 27.8% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $10,271 | $61,626 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $21,737 | $86,948 | 7 | $213 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $6,343 | $76,116 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
13 | $66,765 | $61,629 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $3,494 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $13,085 | $78,510 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
6 | $33,901 | $67,802 | 3 | $3,410 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
90 | $410,272 | $54,703 | 5 | $5,292 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
87 | $227,714 | $31,409 | 29 | $9,662 |
| Totals for Government |
204 | $790,088 | $46,476 | 45 | $22,071 |
Galena government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $294,000 ($496.62)
Solid Waste Management: $185,000 ($312.50)
Sewerage: $181,000 ($305.74)
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $43,000 ($72.64)
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $31,000 ($52.36)
- Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $868,000 ($1466.22)
- Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $21,989,000 ($37143.58)
Electric Utilities: $1,752,000 ($2959.46)
Health Services - Other: $1,266,000 ($2138.51)
Central Staff Services: $258,000 ($435.81)
Financial Administration: $184,000 ($310.81)
Sewerage: $174,000 ($293.92)
General - Other: $158,000 ($266.89)
Police Protection: $80,000 ($135.14)
Solid Waste Management: $79,000 ($133.45)
Water Utilities: $75,000 ($126.69)
Regular Highways: $25,000 ($42.23)
General Public Buildings: $20,000 ($33.78)
Libraries: $13,000 ($21.96)
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000 ($8.45)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($8.45)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000 ($28.72)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $2,595,000 ($4383.45)
All Other: $550,000 ($929.05)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $330,000 ($557.43)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $286,000 ($483.11)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $44,000 ($74.32)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $42,000 ($70.95)
Property Sale Other: $25,000 ($42.23)
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $381,000 ($643.58)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,081,000 ($3515.20)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,163,000 ($3653.72)
Water Utilities: $978,000 ($1652.03)
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $16,628,000 ($28087.84)
All Other: $464,000 ($783.78)
General Support: $43,000 ($72.64)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $151,000 ($255.07)
Other Selective Sales: $11,000 ($18.58)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.69)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $8,809,000 ($14880.07)
6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,781 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | Alaska average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,177 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.97% | | Alaska average: | 9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Galena:
- KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
- KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KNSA (930 AM; 3 kW; UNALAKLEET, AK; Owner: UNALAKLEET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Galena:
- K04LZ (Channel 4; GALENA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K10LJ (Channel 10; GALENA, AK; Owner: CITY OF GALENA)
Galena fatal accident list:
Jan 17, 1999 01:05 AM, Campion Road, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Feb 17, 1996 02:55 AM, Campion, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 24, 1993 04:30 AM, Campion, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 28, 1991 07:99 AM, Dump Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Galena)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Fish & Game Ofc (Lat: 64.738250 Lon: -156.936361), Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WQH285, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies: 2.26540 MHz, 3.23140 MHz, 4.46140 MHz, 4.56140 MHz, 5.19640 MHz, 7.48140 MHz
Grant Date: 02/16/1996, Expiration Date: 03/15/2001, Cancellation Date: 05/20/2001
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 656-1663 - Police Office (Lat: 64.732139 Lon: -156.934417), Call Sign: KXQ876, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies: 155.250 MHz, 155.550 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2004, Expiration Date: 10/10/2014
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 269-5744
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Lat: 64.687722 Lon: -156.727194, Call Sign: KB97218, Licensee ID: L00008533
Assigned Frequencies: 450.250 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/1988, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014
Registrant: Big River Public Broadcasting Corp., Po Box 165, Galena, AK 99741-0165 - 7.1 Mile Easterly (Lat: 64.687722 Lon: -156.727194), Structure height: 62 m, Call Sign: KPG989, Licensee ID: L00008533
Assigned Frequencies: 450.020 MHz
Grant Date: 09/30/1987, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014
Registrant: Big River Public Broadcasting Corp., Po Box 165, Galena, AK 99741-0165
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - GALENA AFB, 1.0 Mile N.W. Of (Lat: 64.742972 Lon: -156.954417), Overall height: 32 m, Call Sign: WCU367
Assigned Frequencies: 2170.40 MHz
Grant Date: 04/17/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 01/26/1998
Registrant: Alascom Inc, 1200 Peachtree St 15w27, Atlanta, GA 30309 - Tiger Freeway (Lat: 64.738806 Lon: -156.879694), Overall height: 17.1 m, Call Sign: WLF775, Licensee ID: L00008533
Assigned Frequencies: 950.000 MHz
Grant Date: 05/26/1987, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014
Registrant: Big River Public Broadcasting Corp., Po Box 165, Galena, AK 99741-0165
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 - Galena Airport (Lat: 64.736889 Lon: -156.819139), Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: KZK5, Licensee ID: L00011273
Assigned Frequencies: 129.000 MHz, 2.91240 MHz, 129.100 MHz, 3.45040 MHz, 129.600 MHz, 5.48540 MHz, 130.100 MHz, 6.54840 MHz, 130.200 MHz, 130.300 MHz... (+4 more)
Grant Date: 05/08/1997, Expiration Date: 04/21/2002, Cancellation Date: 07/21/2002
Registrant: Alaska Aviation Radio Inc, 1776 K St Nw, Washington, DC 20006 - Fish And Game Office (Lat: 64.738250 Lon: -156.936361), Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WJT76, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies: 2.50740 MHz, 3.20240 MHz, 3.29450 MHz, 3.35540 MHz, 5.16890 MHz, 5.20890 MHz
Grant Date: 02/19/2005, Expiration Date: 03/02/2015
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: AA8FY, Licensee ID: L00134397
Grant Date: 09/13/1996, Expiration Date: 01/05/2003, Cancellation Date: 04/17/2001
Registrant: R Justin Huber, Galena, AK 99741-0131 - Call Sign: KA7DCK
Grant Date: 06/16/1992, Expiration Date: 06/16/2002, Cancellation Date: 06/17/2004
Registrant: Michael J Rath, Galena, AK 99741 - Call Sign: AL2J, Previous Call Sign: AA8FY, Licensee ID: L00134397
Grant Date: 04/17/2001, Expiration Date: 04/17/2011, Certifier: R Justin Huber
Registrant: R Justin Huber, Galena, AK 99741-0131 - Call Sign: AE5EX, Previous Call Sign: KD5EKJ, Licensee ID: L01301728
Grant Date: 03/14/2008, Expiration Date: 06/04/2018, Cancellation Date: 09/30/2008, Certifier: Scott A Betterton
Registrant: Scott A Betterton, Galena, AK 99741 - Call Sign: AL3H, Previous Call Sign: AE5EX, Licensee ID: L01301728
Grant Date: 03/14/2008, Expiration Date: 06/04/2018, Certifier: Scott A Betterton
Registrant: Scott A Betterton, Galena, AK 99741
FAA Registered Aircraft: 25 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Galena)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common last names in Galena, AK among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Demoski | 5 | 50.2 years |
| Evans | 3 | 71.7 years |
| Henry | 3 | 79.7 years |
| Nollner | 3 | 75.6 years |
| Huntington | 2 | 44.5 years |
| Solomon | 2 | 74.5 years |
| Thurmond | 2 | 63.5 years |
| Wholecheese | 2 | 56.0 years |
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