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Kotlik
(KAWT-lick)
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| Current Population: |
610
(2008 DCCED Certified Population)
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| Incorporation Type: |
2nd Class City |
| Borough Located In: |
Unorganized |
| Taxes: |
Sales: None,
Property: None, Special: None
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| Coastal Management District: |
Ceñaliulriit CRSA |
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| Location
and Climate |
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Kotlik is located on the east bank of the Kotlik Slough, 35 miles northeast of Emmonak in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. It lies 165 air miles northwest of Bethel and 460 miles from Anchorage. The community
lies at approximately 63.034170° North Latitude
and -163.553330° West Longitude.
(Sec. 25, T028S, R026W, Kateel River Meridian.)
Kotlik is located in the
Bethel Recording District.
The area encompasses 3.8
sq. miles of land and 0.8 sq. miles
of water.
The climate of Kotlik is subarctic. Temperatures range between -50 and 87 °F. Annually, there is an average of 60 inches of snowfall and a total of 16 inches of precipitation. High winds and poor visibility are common during fall and winter. Norton Sound and the Yukon are ice-free from mid-June through October. |
Topographic
map of
Kotlik
area
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| History, Culture
and Demographics |
| The community grew during the mid-1960s when a BIA school was constructed at Kotlik, and residents of the nearby villages of Channiliut, Hamilton, Bill Moore's Slough, and Pastolaik relocated. Due to its location with easy access by large riverboats and barges, Kotlik became one of the larger ports and commercial centers of the lower Yukon River. Many residents are descendants of Russian traders that settled in the area surrounding Saint Michael after 1867. The city was incorporated in 1970.
A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Village of Kotlik.
The population of the community consists of 96.1%
Alaska Native or part Native.
It is a Yup'ik Eskimo village practicing a fishing, trapping, and subsistence lifestyle. Residents of Hamilton, a nearby summer fish camp, also live in Kotlik. The sale, importation, or possession of alcohol is banned in the village.
During the 2000 U.S. Census,
total housing units numbered 139, and vacant housing units numbered 22.
Vacant housing units used
only seasonally numbered 22.
U.S. Census data for Year
2000 showed 149 residents
as employed. The unemployment rate at that time was
24.37 percent,
although
57.91 percent of
all adults were not in the work force. The median household
income was $37,750, per capita income was $7,707, and
21.12 percent of residents
were living below the poverty level.
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| Facilities,
Utilities, Schools and Health Care |
| Piped water and sewer are provided to most households. Some still haul treated water from the washeteria across the Kotlik Slough, collect rainwater, melt ice, and haul honeybuckets to containers.
Electricity is provided by AVEC.
There is one school located in the community,
attended by 193
students.
Local hospitals or health clinics include Kotlik Clinic (907-899-4511); Pearl E. Johnson Sub-Regional Clinic (907-949-3500) in Emmonak.
Kotlik is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 7A in the Yukon/Kuskokwim Region. Emergency Services have coastal and air access. Emergency service is provided by a health aide
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| Economy
and Transportation |
Kotlik has a seasonal economy. Fishing and fish processing are the primary income generators. 80 residents hold commercial fishing permits. The community is interested in developing a local seafood processing facility and an arts and crafts project. Kotlik's residents rely heavily on subsistence foods, and many families have fish camps on the Yukon River. Salmon, moose, beluga whale, and seal are harvested. Income is also derived from trapping.
Air transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail is provided via the state-owned 4,422' long by 100' wide gravel airstrip. There is no road access, although Kotlik is easily accessible by barge. The river is used by the 50 or so commercial and private boats owned by residents. |
Organizations
with Local Offices
City -
City of Kotlik
P.O. Box 20268
Kotlik, AK 99620-0268
Phone 907-899-4313
Fax 907-899-4826
Village Corporation -
Kotlik Yupik Corporation
P.O. Box 20207
Kotlik, AK 99620
Phone 907-899-4014
Fax 907-899-4528
Village Council -
Village of Kotlik
P.O. Box 20210
Kotlik, AK 99620
Phone 907-899-4326
Fax 907-899-4790
E-mail dhunt@avcp.org
Regional
Organizations
Regional Native Corporation - Calista Corporation
301 Calista Court, Suite A
Anchorage, AK 99518-3028
Phone 907-279-5516
Fax 907-272-5060
E-mail calista@calistacorp.com
Web http://www.calistacorp.com
Regional Native Health Corporation - Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp.
P.O. Box 528
Bethel, AK 99559
Phone 907-543-6020
Fax 907-543-6006
E-mail gene_peltola@ykhc.org
Web http://www.ykhc.org/
CDQ Group - Yukon Delta Fisheries Dev. Assoc.
1016 West Sixth Avenue, Suite 301
Anchorage, AK 99501-1963
Phone 907-644-0326
Fax 907-644-0327
E-mail ragnaraydf@aol.com
Web http://www.ydfda.org
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