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Klawock, AK map Population (year 2000): 854. Estimated population in July 2006: 765 (-10.4% change)
 

Males: 473  (55.4%)
Females: 381  (44.6%)
Median resident age:  34.5 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99925.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,700 (it was $35,000 in 2000)
Klawock  $34,700
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $129,700 (it was $112,500 in 2000)
Klawock  $129,700
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Klawock:

  • American Indian (58.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (40.7%)
  • Two or more races (7.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

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Ancestries: German (10.0%), English (8.0%), Irish (7.4%), United States (3.4%), Norwegian (2.0%), Swedish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Incorporated in 1929

Land area: 0.58 square miles.

Population density: 1313 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Klawock

  • High school or higher: 80.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 15.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Klawock city

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.2%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Klawock, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Klawock to the number of sex offenders is 128 to 1.

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

Klawock:  1.3% ($1,429)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bellingham, WA (867.7 miles , pop. 67,171).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (920.0 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1796.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Craig, AK (6.6 miles ), Naukati Bay, AK (23.1 miles) , Hollis, AK (25.8 miles) , Hydaburg, AK (30.3 miles ), Coffman Cove, AK (36.2 miles) , Thorne Bay, AK (37.3 miles ), Whale Pass, AK (38.7 miles) , Kasaan, AK (47.0 miles) .

Latitude: 55.55 N, Longitude: 133.09 W


Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +106 (+14.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Food (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Food and beverage stores (19%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


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Crime in Klawock (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Klawock (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.92
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Klawock:
  • WRANGELL MEDICAL CENTER (about 79 miles; WRANGELL, AK)
  • PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER (about 85 miles; PETERSBURG, AK)
  • KETCHIKAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 99 miles; KETCHIKAN, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Klawock:
  • WRANGELL (about 81 miles; WRANGELL, AK; ID: WRG)
  • PETERSBURG JAMES A JOHNSON (about 87 miles; PETERSBURG, AK; ID: PSG)
  • KETCHIKAN INTL (about 97 miles; KETCHIKAN, AK; ID: KTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Klawock:
  • KLAWOCK (about 2 miles; KLAWOCK, AK; ID: AQC)
  • KLAWOCK (about 2 miles; KLAWOCK, AK; ID: AKW)
  • CRAIG (about 7 miles; CRAIG, AK; ID: CGA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Klawock:
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 844 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 869 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 870 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 890 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 908 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 911 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 914 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
Public elementary/middle schools in Klawock:
  • KLAWOCK CITY SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: 100 BAYVIEW BLVD.; Grades: PK - 12)
  • KLAWOCK JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 100 BAYVIEW BLVD.; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Klawock:
  • KLAWOCK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,300; Location: 615 NORTH PARK STREET; 6,153 books; 44 audio materials; 167 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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

KLAWOCK (Address: 550 SUMMIT STREET, Population served: 1000, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2004
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2002
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-2001
  • 11 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2006
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In APR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2006
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • 21 regular monitoring violations
  • 27 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  9.3%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.3%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

Klawock 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 4$12,800$38,4000$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$9,960$39,8400$0
Financial Administration 2$6,876$41,2560$0
Solid Waste Management 2$4,852$29,1120$0
Other and Unallocable 8$23,888$35,8328$10,168
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 8$24,970$37,4556$6,640
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 28$104,770$44,9013$1,058
Water Supply 1$3,654$43,8480$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 14$11,350
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$2,596
Sewerage 1$2,776$33,3120$0
Totals for Government 57$194,546$40,95733$31,812


Klawock government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $418,000
    Solid Waste Management: $183,000
    Sewerage: $123,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $54,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $21,000
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $46,000
    General: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,696,000
    General - Other: $658,000
    Water Utilities: $182,000
    Solid Waste Management: $148,000
    Financial Administration: $145,000
    Health Services - Other: $112,000
    Central Staff Services: $99,000
    Sewerage: $96,000
    Parks & Recreation: $58,000
    Fire Protection: $21,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $11,000
    Libraries: $8,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $825,000
    All Other: $130,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $187,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $187,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $149,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $168,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $500,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $176,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,784,000
    All Other: $109,000
    General Support: $39,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $423,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,848,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Klawock:
  • KRSA (580 AM; 5 kW; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KTKN (930 AM; 5 kW; KETCHIKAN, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KINY (800 AM; 10 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA-JUNEAU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJNO (630 AM; 5 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Klawock:
  • K248AI (97.5 FM; CRAIG, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • K258AD (99.5 FM; CRAIG, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • K211AX (90.1 FM; KLAWOCK, AK; Owner: RAINBIRD COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • K269BA (101.7 FM; CRAIG, AK; Owner: RAINBIRD COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)

TV broadcast stations around Klawock:
  • K07TI (Channel 7; KLAWOCK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K11RA (Channel 11; KLAWOCK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K61DE (Channel 61; CRAIG, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K57DE (Channel 57; CRAIG, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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