Shaktoolik
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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.