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Pilot Station
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| Current Population: |
587
(2008 DCCED Certified Population)
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| Incorporation Type: |
2nd Class City |
| Borough Located In: |
Unorganized |
| Taxes: |
Sales: 4%,
Property: None, Special: None
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| Coastal Management District: |
Ceñaliulriit CRSA |
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| Location
and Climate |
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Pilot Station is located on the northwest bank of the Yukon River, 11 miles east of St. Mary's and 26 miles west of Marshall on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The community
lies at approximately 61.938890° North Latitude
and -162.875000° West Longitude.
(Sec. 05, T021N, R074W, Seward Meridian.)
Pilot Station is located in the
Bethel Recording District.
The area encompasses 1.7
sq. miles of land and 0.6 sq. miles
of water.
The climate is maritime, averaging 60 inches of snowfall with 16 inches of precipitation per year. Temperatures can range from -44 to 83 °F. The Lower Yukon is ice-free from mid-June through October. |
Topographic
map of
Pilot Station
area
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| History, Culture
and Demographics |
| The village was first called "Ankachak" and later was moved one-third of a mile upriver to a site called "Potiliuk." The old village site of Kurgpallermuit is located nearby. This village is a designated historic place -- it was occupied during the bow and arrow wars between the Yukon and Coastal Eskimos. According to locals, the Chevak and Pilot Station people periodically fought when the coastal people traveled up the Kashunak River. A Russian Orthodox church was built in the early 1900s and is one of the oldest structures in the region. R.H. Sargent of the U.S. Geological Survey first noted the village name of Pilot Station in 1916. Local riverboat pilots who used the village as a checkpoint were responsible for this name change. The community incorporated as a second-class city in 1969.
A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Pilot Station Traditional Village.
The population of the community consists of 97.6%
Alaska Native or part Native.
Pilot Station is a Yup'ik Eskimo village dependent upon a fishing and subsistence lifestyle. The sale and importation of alcohol is banned in the village.
During the 2000 U.S. Census,
total housing units numbered 126, and vacant housing units numbered 17.
Vacant housing units used
only seasonally numbered 3.
U.S. Census data for Year
2000 showed 112 residents
as employed. The unemployment rate at that time was
32.12 percent,
although
64.33 percent of
all adults were not in the work force. The median household
income was $31,071, per capita income was $7,311, and
28.73 percent of residents
were living below the poverty level.
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| Facilities,
Utilities, Schools and Health Care |
| More than half of the community is served by a piped water and sewer system and is fully plumbed. 27 homes currently haul treated well water and honeybuckets. The school currently operates its own water treatment system.
Electricity is provided by AVEC.
There is one school located in the community,
attended by 157
students.
Local hospitals or health clinics include Pilot Station Clinic (907-549-3127) or John Afcan Memorial Sub-Regional Clinic (907-438-3500) in St. Mary's.
Pilot Station is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 7A in the Yukon/Kuskokwim Region. Emergency Services have river and air access. Emergency service is provided by a health aide
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| Economy
and Transportation |
Most of the year-round employment is with the school and city government. 54 residents hold commercial fishing permits. Incomes are supplemented by subsistence activities. Salmon, moose, bear, porcupine, and waterfowl are harvested. Trapping and BLM firefighting also provide income.
A state-owned 2,541' long by 55' wide gravel airstrip is available. Cargo, passengers, and mail arrive by air. Heavy winds of up to 50 MPH are common during fall and winter. Pilot Station is easily accessible by river-going vessels. Barges deliver fuel and other bulk supplies during the summer. Skiffs and snowmobiles provide inter-village transportation. There are no roads to surrounding communities. |
Organizations
with Local Offices
City -
City of Pilot Station
P.O. Box 5040
Pilot Station, AK 99650
Phone 907-549-3211
Fax 907-549-3014
E-mail pqscityoffice@gci.net
Village Corporation -
Pilot Station Incorporated
General Delivery
Pilot Station, AK 99650
Phone 907-549-3512
Fax 907-549-3234
Village Council -
Pilot Station Traditional Village
P.O. Box 5119
Pilot Station, AK 99650
Phone 907-549-3373
Fax 907-549-3301
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/
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