What is the population of Unalakleet, Alaska?

Unalakleet has a population of approximately 519 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Unalakleet, Alaska located?

Unalakleet is located in Alaska, United States, at approximate coordinates 63.8942°, -160.7968°.

What is the median household income in Unalakleet?

The median household income in Unalakleet is approximately $87,292 based on the most recent open data.

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Unalakleet

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Unalakleet

Total population

519

Median home value

$221,400

24.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$87,292

Unalakleet$87k

National$74k

Founded

1974

Elevation2 m

Land area16.07 km²

Weather40°F · Chance Light Rain

Coordinates63.89°, -160.80°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded

1974

Elevation

2 m

Area

16.07 km²

Official website

www.kawerak.org/communities/unalakleet.html

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Overview

Unalakleet is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, in the western part of the state. As of the 2020 census, Unalakleet had a population of 765. Unalakleet is known in the region and around Alaska for its salmon and king crab harvests; the residents rely for much of their diet on caribou, ptarmigan, oogruk, and various salmon species.

History & geography

History

Unalakleet is an adaptation of the Iñupiaq word "Una-la-thliq", which means "from the southern side". Unalakleet is located at the Norton Sound end of the Unalakleet-Kaltag Portage, an important winter travel route between Norton Sound and the Yukon River. Unalakleet has long been a major trade center between the Athabascan people, who lived in the interior of Alaska, and the Inupiat, who lived on the coast. In the 1830s Russian explorers and traders came: The Russian-American Company built a trading post here at Unalakleet. In 1898 the United States arranged for Sami reindeer herders from Lapland to be brought to Unalakleet, to work with the people about herding practices. In 1901, the United States Army Signal Corps built a telegraph line from St. Michael that passed through Unalakleet.

Geography

Unalakleet is located at (63.878907, −160.789680). Unalakleet is located on the Norton Sound of the Bering Sea at the mouth of the Unalakleet River, southeast of Nome and northwest of Anchorage. Unalakleet has a subarctic climate (Koppen: Dfc) with considerable maritime influences. Winters are cold and dry. Average summer temperatures range ; winter temperatures range from . Precipitation averages annually, with of snow. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (44.25%) is water.

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