|
Click to draw/clear borough borders
|
Notable locations in Sitka: Manleyville (A), Starrigavan Campground (B), Shelikof Cabin (C), Lake Eva Cabin (D), Mount Edgecumbe (E), Kook Lake Cabin (F), East Sitkoh Lake Cabin (G), West Sitkoh Lake Cabin (H), Moser Island Cabin (I), Whiting Harbor Aquafarm (J), Port Armstrong Salmon Hatchery (K), Old Sitka (L), Chichagof (M), Halibut Point Recreation Center (N), Kimshan Cove (O), Port Herbert (P), North Plotnikof Lake Cabin (Q), Sitka Fire Department (R), Sitka Public Health Center - Southeast Region (S), Sitka Women Infant and Children Clinic (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Sitka: Saint Michael's Cathedral (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Sitka National Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Rust Lake (A), Sadie Lake (B), Salmon Lake (C), Salt Lagoon (D), Sashin Lake (E), Sister Lake (F), Sitkoh Lake (G), Lake Smiley (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Hook Creek (A), Tonalite Creek (B), Sitkoh Creek (C), Vodopad River (D), Maksoutof River (E), Sawmill Creek (F), Sashin Creek (G), Baranof River (H), Salmon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sitka include: Sitka National Historical Park (1), American Flag-Raising Site (2), Dog Island Research Natural Area (3), American Flag-Raising Site (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Isabel Miller Museum (330 Harbor Drive) (1), Sitka Convention & Visitor's Bureau (303 Lincoln Street Suite 4) (2), Alaska Southeast Excursions (Tours & Charters; Po Box 1522) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Sitka Rock Suites (Po Box 2721) (1), Northern Lights Bunkhouse (713 Katlian Street) (2), Home Plus (236 Lincoln Street Suite 103) (3), Fairweather Vacation Rentals (308 Monastery Street) (4), Alaska Ocean View Bed & Breakfast Inn (1101 Edgecumbe Drive) (5), Westmark SHEE Atika (330 Seward Street) (6), Sitka Sports Fishing Charters (Po Box 1512) (7), Sound Styles (1815 Sawmill Creek Road) (8), Wild Strawberry (724 Siginaka Way) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
|
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sitka and their reported violations in the past:
SITKA (Address: 100 ALICE LOOP  , Population served: 8500, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2003
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-1997
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1997
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1997
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-1997
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-1997
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: TTHM
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUN-24-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUN-24-2002)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In NOV-1996
- One minor monitoring violation
TRUE ALASKA BOTTLING COMPANY (Address: 2006 HPR , Population served: 200, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2004
- One routine major monitoring violation
STARRIGAVAN CAMPGROUND, SITKA (Address: 6000 HALIBUT POINT ROAD , Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1996 and DEC-16-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-16-1998 to OCT-11-1999)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1995 and DEC-16-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-16-1998 to OCT-11-1999)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1995 and DEC-16-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-1998)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 20 regular monitoring violations
MISTY FJORDS WATER COMPANY (Address: 1321 D SMC , Population served: 50, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 11 routine major monitoring violations
CAMP BEAR BARGE (Population served: 28, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2003
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2003
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2004
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.7%
(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.6% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 14.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: |  2.4 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
| This borough: | 62.4% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
| This borough: | 7.5% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sitka, AK
People in group quarters in Sitka:
- 96 people in nursing homes
- 82 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 19 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 13 people in military ships
- 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 8 people in military barracks, etc.
- 7 people in crews of maritime vessels
- 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 3 people in other workers' dormitories
Sitka compared to Alaska state average:
- Median house value 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.
Back to the top
Banks with branches in Sitka (2011 data):
- Alaska Pacific Bank: Lake Street Branch at 315 Lincoln Street, branch established on 1936/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $171.4 mil, Deposits: $147.4 mil, headquarters in Juneau, AK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
- First Bank: Sitka Branch at 203 Lake Street, branch established on 1979/03/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $441.5 mil, Deposits: $387.1 mil, headquarters in Ketchikan, AK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp, Inc.
- First National Bank Alaska: Sitka Branch at 318 Lincoln Street, branch established on 1958/09/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $2,870.3 mil, Deposits: $1,931.3 mil, headquarters in Anchorage, AK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Sitka Branch at 300 Lincoln Street, branch established on 1960/04/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Sitka, Alaska:
- Mountain View Bed & Breakfast, 201 Cascade CRK Rd, Sitka, AK 99835 , Phone: (907) 747-8966
- Alaska Ocean View Bed & BRKFST, 1101 Edgecumbe Dr, Sitka, AK 99835 , Phone: (907) 747-8310
- Biorka Bed & Breakfast, 611 Biorka St, Sitka, AK 99835 , Phone: (907) 747-3111
- Mountain Bed & Breakfast, PO Box 119, Sitka, AK 99835 , Phone: (907) 747-8966
- Westmark Sitka, 330 Seward St, Sitka, AK 99835 , Phone: (907) 747-6241, Fax: (907) 747-5486
- Shee Atika Totem Square Inn, 201 Katlian St, Sitka, AK 99835 , Phone: (907) 747-3693, Fax: (907) 747-2839
- A Blueberry Inn, 4610 Halibut Point Rd, Sitka, AK 99835 , Phone: (907) 747-4589, Fax: (907) 747-6100
- Sitka Super 8 Motel, 404 Sawmill Creek Rd, Sitka, AK 99835 , Phone: (907) 747-8804, Fax: (907) 747-6101
All 8 fire-safe hotels and motels in Sitka, Alaska
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | Sitka City and Borough: | 3.39 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2 | Sitka City and Borough: | 2.26 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | Here: | 12.45 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 6.4% | | Alaska: | 6.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Sitka City and Borough: | 28.7% | | 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 |
19 | $85,576 | $54,048 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
16 | $54,654 | $40,991 | 1 | $742 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $11,641 | $69,846 | 1 | $1,479 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $100,290 | $63,341 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
10 | $38,158 | $45,790 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
15 | $59,942 | $47,954 | 0 | $0 |
| Correction |
5 | $18,343 | $44,023 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $29,940 | $89,820 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Transport and Terminals |
9 | $36,921 | $49,228 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
2 | $11,001 | $66,006 | 2 | $2,347 |
| Hospitals |
64 | $330,482 | $61,965 | 71 | $205,488 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $10,395 | $41,580 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
8 | $45,830 | $68,745 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $13,328 | $79,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $17,037 | $68,148 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
22 | $147,751 | $80,591 | 5 | $17,475 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
133 | $715,042 | $64,515 | 4 | $10,140 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
67 | $227,564 | $40,758 | 67 | $35,699 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $12,974 | $51,896 | 12 | $11,973 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $35,355 | $70,710 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
412 | $2,002,224 | $58,317 | 163 | $285,343 |
Sitka government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $250,000 ($28.05)
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,537,000 ($733.51)
- Charges - Hospital Public: $7,000,000 ($785.46)
Solid Waste Management: $2,325,000 ($260.88)
Sewerage: $1,582,000 ($177.51)
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $1,537,000 ($172.46)
All Other: $1,007,000 ($112.99)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $700,000 ($78.55)
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $155,000 ($17.39)
- Construction - General: $3,096,000 ($347.40)
Elementary & Secondary Education: $31,000 ($3.48)
- Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $15,910,000 ($1785.23)
Own Hospitals: $7,000,000 ($785.46)
General - Other: $4,531,000 ($508.42)
Electric Utilities: $4,097,000 ($459.72)
Police Protection: $2,880,000 ($323.16)
Solid Waste Management: $2,439,000 ($273.68)
Financial Administration: $2,398,000 ($269.08)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,603,000 ($179.87)
Sewerage: $1,242,000 ($139.36)
Regular Highways: $992,000 ($111.31)
Fire Protection: $931,000 ($104.47)
Water Utilities: $703,000 ($78.88)
Libraries: $544,000 ($61.04)
Parks & Recreation: $453,000 ($50.83)
Welfare - Other: $260,000 ($29.17)
Air Transportation: $234,000 ($26.26)
Health Services - Other: $206,000 ($23.11)
Central Staff Services: $203,000 ($22.78)
Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000 ($22.44)
General Public Buildings: $200,000 ($22.44)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,791,000 ($313.17)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,873,000 ($210.17)
Education: $1,175,000 ($131.84)
- General - Interest on Debt: $89,000 ($9.99)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $55,811,000 ($6262.46)
Water Utilities: $240,000 ($26.93)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $470,000 ($52.74)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,303,000 ($146.21)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $6,537,000 ($733.51)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,930,000 ($440.98)
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $54,303,000 ($6093.25)
Other, NEC: $2,845,000 ($319.23)
Water Utilities: $185,000 ($20.76)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $1,508,000 ($169.21)
Other, NEC: $1,065,000 ($119.50)
Elementary and Secondary Education: $470,000 ($52.74)
Water Utilities: $55,000 ($6.17)
- Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $900,000 ($100.99)
Interest Earnings: $740,000 ($83.03)
Special Assessments: $250,000 ($28.05)
General Revenue, NEC: $160,000 ($17.95)
Rents: $5,000 ($0.56)
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $335,000 ($37.59)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $24,000,000 ($2693.00)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $6,720,000 ($754.04)
Water Utilities: $903,000 ($101.32)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $500,000 ($56.10)
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $8,526,000 ($956.69)
All Other: $681,000 ($76.41)
General Support: $426,000 ($47.80)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $6,864,000 ($770.20)
Property: $4,044,000 ($453.77)
Other Selective Sales: $225,000 ($25.25)
NEC: $172,000 ($19.30)
Motor Vehicle License: $100,000 ($11.22)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $21,263,000 ($2385.88)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000 ($1.35)
9.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,183 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.08% | | 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:
10.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,321 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.24% | | 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 Sitka:
- KIFW (1230 AM; 1 kW; SITKA, 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)
- KRSA (580 AM; 5 kW; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KTKN (930 AM; 5 kW; KETCHIKAN, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- 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)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sitka:
- K211BG (90.1 FM; SITKA, AK; Owner: RAVEN RADIO FOUNDATION)
- K217EV (91.3 FM; SITKA, AK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KCAW (104.7 FM; SITKA, AK; Owner: RAVEN RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KSBZ (103.1 FM; SITKA, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- K235AC (94.9 FM; SITKA, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
- KAQU-LP (88.1 FM; SITKA, AK; Owner: CITY & BOROUGH OF SITKA)
TV broadcast stations around Sitka:
- KTNL (Channel 13; SITKA, AK; Owner: KETCHIKAN TV, LLC)
- K08KY (Channel 8; SITKA, AK; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNITY B/CING, INC.)
- KSCT-LP (Channel 5; SITKA, AK; Owner: DAN ETULAIN)
- K03GJ (Channel 3; SITKA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Sitka, Alaska:
- Fatal accident count: 17
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
- Fatalities: 18
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 47
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
Alaska average:
- Fatal accident count: 132
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 194
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 61
- Fatalities: 144
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 355
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 14
See more detailed statistics of Sitka fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 62 meters (203ft)
Total average daily traffic: 24,351
Total average daily truck traffic: 248
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 29,501
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Sitka, AK
| Businesses in Sitka, AK |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Vans | 1 |
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average humidity"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Health care (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Legal support workers (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Mathematical science occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average yearly precipitation"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other workers' dormitories (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Financial managers (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales and office occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military barracks, etc. (population 5,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Health care (population 5,000+)"
|
