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Chignik Lake
AlaskaCDP
Chignik Lake
Total population
27
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Chignik Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. It is 475 miles (764 km) southwest of Anchorage. At the 2020 census, the population was 61.
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Geography
Chignik Lake is located at . It is on the southeast side of the Alaska Peninsula and comprises all of Chignik Lake the waterbody, as well as land to the northeast and southeast of the lake and land to the south of the Chignik River, the lake's outlet. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 46.27%, are water. In 2009 the Marines of 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, began work on an inter-village road system linking Chignik Lake to Chignik Lagoon. This is the first phase of potentially creating road links between Chignik Lake, Chignik Lagoon and Chignik.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Chignik Lake, AK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Chignik Lake SchoolOther · Chignik Lake · 18 students · 6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2026-09-2248 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska
- M 2.5 — 2026-09-2112 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska
- M 3.6 — 2026-09-2055 km SE of Chignik, Alaska
- M 2.5 — 2026-09-1849 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska
- M 2.5 — 2026-09-1330 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska
- M 2.7 — 2026-09-0913 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alaska
- Chignik Lagoon11.4 mi away · pop. 29
- Chignik15.5 mi away · pop. 27
- Perryville27.3 mi away · pop. 82
- Ivanof Bay36.5 mi away
- Sand Point93.3 mi away · pop. 1,064
- Pilot Point96.5 mi away · pop. 48
- Nelson Lagoon113.7 mi away · pop. 78
- Ugashik116.6 mi away · pop. 4
- Egegik141.7 mi away · pop. 54
- King Cove159.9 mi away · pop. 1,352
- Manokotak169.6 mi away · pop. 679
- Cold Bay171.2 mi away · pop. 145
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Chignik Lake
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library