Shaktoolik, Alaska
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. The community has been relocated twice.
Shaktoolik
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Shaktoolik Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 64°21′20″N 161°11′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome |
| Incorporated | October 7, 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edgar Jackson, Sr. |
| • 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 |
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