Shaktoolik
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  Shaktoolik Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 64°21′20″N 161°11′29″W / 64.35556°N 161.19139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome |
| Incorporated | October 7, 1969[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edgar Jackson, Sr.[2] |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2) |
| • Land | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 212 |
| • Density | 198.50/sq mi (76.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99771 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-68890 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1669434 |
Shaktoolik (Inupiaq: Saktuliq, IPA: [sɑktuleq]; Central Yupik: Cagtuleq) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 251, up from 230 in 2000. Shaktoolik is one of a number of Alaskan communities threatened by erosion and related global warming effects.[4] The community has been relocated twice.
- ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 75. January 1974.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 146.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "State makes erosion in villages a priority" Archived July 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine