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Shungnak, AK map Population (year 2000): 256. Estimated population in July 2006: 268 (+4.7% change)
 

Males: 130  (50.8%)
Females: 126  (49.2%)
Median resident age:  18.8 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99773.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,000 (it was $44,375 in 2000)
Shungnak  $44,000
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,600 (it was $95,000 in 2000)
Shungnak  $109,600
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Shungnak:

  • American Indian (94.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (5.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (2.0%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 8.36 square miles.

Population density: 32 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Shungnak

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 27.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shungnak city

  • Never married: 55.1%
  • Now married: 44.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Shungnak, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Shungnak to the number of sex offenders is 133 to 1.

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

Shungnak:  1.0% ($950)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (641.8 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (3498.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Kobuk, AK (16.0 miles) , Ambler, AK (51.5 miles ), Huslia, AK (96.8 miles ), Koyukuk, AK (144.0 miles) , Galena, AK (149.4 miles ), Nulato, AK (163.5 miles ), Ruby, AK (186.9 miles) , Selawik, AK (198.6 miles ).

Latitude: 66.89 N, Longitude: 157.14 W


Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+14.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (35%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Public administration (19%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Air transportation (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (47%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (22%)
  • Air transportation (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
  • Construction laborers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Plant and system operators (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Extraction workers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secondary school teachers (14%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Shungnak:
  • SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 305 miles; BARROW, AK)
  • MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 322 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK)
  • BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORP (about 545 miles; DILLINGHAM, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shungnak:
  • WILEY POST-WILL ROGERS MEM (about 304 miles; BARROW, AK; ID: BRW)
  • RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL (about 377 miles; KOTZEBUE, AK; ID: OTZ)
  • RED DOG (about 407 miles; RED DOG, AK; ID: AED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shungnak:
  • SHUNGNAK (about 1 miles; SHUNGNAK, AK; ID: SHG)
  • DAHL CREEK (about 17 miles; DAHL CREEK, AK; ID: DCK)
  • KOBUK (about 20 miles; KOBUK, AK; ID: OBU)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shungnak:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 639 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 659 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2667 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2701 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2702 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2721 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2727 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public elementary/middle school in Shungnak:
  • SHUNGNAK SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: #6 WEST RIVER ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)

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

SHUNGNAK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 282, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2005
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2004
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-2004
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2004
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2004
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2004
  • 18 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2005
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2004
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2004)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2004. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (SEP-01-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2006)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 323 regular monitoring violations
  • 81 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  4.6 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  91.1%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  21.4%
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: 1.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  35.8%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.0%

Shungnak compared to Alaska state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house 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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Shungnak government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $192,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $156,000
    Sewerage: $56,000
    Electric Utilities: $37,000
    General - Other: $32,000
    Water Utilities: $24,000
    Health Services - Other: $14,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $20,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $35,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $12,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $174,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Shungnak:
  • KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shungnak:
  • K204AS (88.7 FM; SHUNGNAK, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Shungnak:
  • K07RA (Channel 7; SHUNGNAK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K09NH (Channel 9; SHUNGNAK, AK; Owner: CITY OF SHUNGNAK)

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