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Toksook Bay
(TOOK-sook or TUCK-sook); a.k.a. Nunakauyak
For Photos of Toksook Bay click here
| Current Population: |
605
(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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Toksook Bay is one of three villages located on Nelson Island, which lies 115 miles northwest of Bethel. It is on Kangirlvar Bay across the water from Nunivak Island. Tununak is about 8 miles to the northwest. The community
lies at approximately 60.530280° North Latitude
and -165.102500° West Longitude.
(Sec. 17, T005N, R090W, Seward Meridian.)
Toksook Bay is located in the
Bethel Recording District.
The area encompasses 33.1
sq. miles of land and 40.9 sq. miles
of water.
Toksook is located in a marine climate. Precipitation averages 22 inches, with 43 inches of snowfall annually. Summer temperatures range from 41 to 57 °F, winter temperatures run 6 to 24 °F. |
Topographic
map of
Toksook Bay
area
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| History, Culture
and Demographics |
| The area has been inhabited and utilized by Yup'iks for thousands of years. Toksook Bay was established in 1964 along the Tuqsuk River by residents of Nightmute. Cyril Chanar, Tom Sunny, and Nasgauq Tangkaq were the earliest inhabitants. Toksook Bay was settled to be more accessible to the annual freighter ship, the North Star. The city was incorporated in 1972.
A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Nunakauyarmiut Tribe.
The population of the community consists of 97.6%
Alaska Native or part Native.
Toksook Bay is a traditional Yup'ik Eskimo community with a reliance on fishing and subsistence activities. The sale or importation of alcohol is banned in the village.
During the 2000 U.S. Census,
total housing units numbered 110, and vacant housing units numbered 4.
U.S. Census data for Year
2000 showed 184 residents
as employed. The unemployment rate at that time was
15.31 percent,
although
43.03 percent of
all adults were not in the work force. The median household
income was $30,208, per capita income was $8,761, and
27.33 percent of residents
were living below the poverty level.
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| Facilities,
Utilities, Schools and Health Care |
| Water is derived from a well and infiltration gallery and is treated and stored in a 212,000-gal. tank, then piped throughout the community. A gravity piped sewer system also serves most households. Most occupied homes have complete plumbing. However, several homes have failed plumbing and haul water and honeybuckets. The city collects refuse and maintains the landfill. The traditional council operates the washeteria.
Electricity is provided by AVEC.
There is one school located in the community,
attended by 218
students.
Local hospitals or health clinics include Toksook Bay Clinic (907-427-7810).
Toksook Bay 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
Auxiliary health care is provided by YKHC Sub-Regional Clinic construction will begin in the summer of 2003..
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| Economy
and Transportation |
Commercial fishing, the school, city, and tribal council are the primary income producers. Subsistence activities supplement income and provide essential food sources. 75 residents hold commercial fishing permits for herring roe and salmon net fisheries. Coastal Villages Seafood, Inc., processes halibut and salmon in Toksook.
A state-owned 1,788' long by 55' wide gravel airstrip provides scheduled and chartered service year-round. Fishing boats, skiffs, snow machines, and ATVs are used by residents for local travel. Winter trails, with markers, exist to Nightmute (20 mi.), Tununak (8 mi.), Newtok (40 mi.), and Chefornak (50 mi.). There are no docking facilities, but boat haul-out services are available. Barges deliver goods during the summer months. |
Organizations
with Local Offices
City -
City of Toksook Bay
P.O. Box 37008
Toksook Bay, AK 99637
Phone 907-427-7511
Fax 907-427-7811
E-mail pagimuk@yahoo.com
Village Corporation -
Nunakauiak Yupik Corporation
PO Box 37068
Toksook Bay, AK 99637
Phone 907-427-7929
Fax 907-427-7326
Village Council -
Nunakauyarmiut Tribe
P.O. Box 37048
Toksook Bay, AK 99637-7048
Phone 907-427-7114
Fax 907-427-7714
E-mail toksookbay@aitc.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 - Coastal Villages Region Fund
711 H Street, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501-3461
Phone 907-278-5151
Fax 907-278-5150
E-mail morgen_c@coastalvillages.org
Web http://www.coastalvillages.org/
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