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Pelican, AK map Population (year 2000): 163. Estimated population in July 2006: 135 (-17.2% change)
 

Males: 96  (58.9%)
Females: 67  (41.1%)
Median resident age:  42.5 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip code: 99832


Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,400 (it was $48,750 in 2000)
Pelican  $48,400
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,600 (it was $94,200 in 2000)
Pelican  $108,600
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Pelican:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.4%)
  • American Indian (25.8%)
  • Two or more races (4.3%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (13.5%), Norwegian (13.5%), English (11.0%), French (9.8%), German (9.8%), Italian (4.3%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 0.58 square miles.

Population density: 239 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Pelican

  • High school or higher: 87.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pelican city

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 48.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 19.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Alaska:  5.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Pelican:  0.5% ($470)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Pelican satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (956.7 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2056.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Elfin Cove, AK (18.9 miles) , Gustavus, AK (45.6 miles ), Game Creek, AK (49.3 miles) , Whitestone Logging Camp, AK (54.0 miles) , Hoonah, AK (55.1 miles ), Excursion Inlet, AK (64.2 miles) , Tenakee Springs, AK (70.1 miles) , Sitka city and borough, AK (86.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $10,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 57.96 N, Longitude: 136.22 W


2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: -60 (-26.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (36%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Construction (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Food (17%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Air transportation (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (34%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
  • Food processing workers (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (26%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
  • Financial managers (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Customer service representatives (9%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Pelican:
  • MT EDGECUMBE HOSPITAL (about 88 miles; SITKA, AK)
  • SITKA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 88 miles; SITKA, AK)
  • BARTLETT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 121 miles; JUNEAU, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pelican:
  • GUSTAVUS (about 49 miles; GUSTAVUS, AK; ID: GST)
  • SITKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ (about 88 miles; SITKA, AK; ID: SIT)
  • JUNEAU INTL (about 118 miles; JUNEAU, AK; ID: JNU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pelican:
  • PELICAN (about 1 miles; PELICAN, AK; ID: PEC)
  • ELFIN COVE (about 18 miles; ELFIN COVE, AK; ID: ELV)
  • BARTLETT COVE (about 42 miles; BARTLETT COVE, AK; ID: BQV)

Local government website: www.pelican.net/government.html

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pelican:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 933 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 967 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1116 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1141 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1142 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1163 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 1181 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
Public elementary/middle school in Pelican:
  • PELICAN SCHOOL (Students: 15; Location: 101 S. SALMON WAY; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Pelican:
  • PELICAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,823; 7,827 books; 499 audio materials; 523 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)

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

PELICAN UTILITIES (Population served: 174, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2003
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2006
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2006
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 24 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.6%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  15.7%
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: 2.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.0%

Pelican compared to Alaska state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 1$3,930$47,1601$660
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 3$13,010$52,0406$583
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,584
Other Government Administration 1$3,132$37,5840$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$30
Solid Waste Management 1$2,598$31,1760$0
Water Supply 0$0 1$360
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 3$8,061$32,2440$0
Local Libraries 0$0 1$792
Totals for Government 9$30,731$40,97511$4,009


Pelican government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $35,000
    All Other: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $500,000
    General - Other: $130,000
    Central Staff Services: $87,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    Libraries: $12,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,000
    Health Services - Other: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $43,000
    Education: $26,000
    General Support: $13,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $105,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $33,000
    Health - Other: $12,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $948,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $458,000
    General Support: $53,000
    All Other: $2,000
    Highways: $2,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $87,000
    Property: $60,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $389,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Pelican:
  • KINY (800 AM; 10 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA-JUNEAU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJNO (630 AM; 5 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KRSA (580 AM; 5 kW; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KIFW (1230 AM; 1 kW; SITKA, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • KTKN (930 AM; 5 kW; KETCHIKAN, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pelican:
  • K219BA (91.7 FM; PELICAN, AK; Owner: RAVEN RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Pelican:
  • K09RM (Channel 9; PELICAN, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K04LB (Channel 4; PELICAN, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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