Shaktoolik
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city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alaska
- Census area
- Nome
- Incorporated
- October 7, 1969
- Mayor
- Edgar Jackson, Sr.
- State senator
- Donald Olson ( D )
- State rep
- Neal Foster (D)
- Total
- 1.08 sq mi (2.79 km )
- Land
- 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 23 ft (7 m)
- Density
- 198.6/sq mi (76.67/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-8 (AKDT)
- Fips code
- 02-68890
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Encyclopedic overview
Shaktoolik Alaska - Drone Photo Shaktoolik (Inupiaq: Saktuliq, IPA: [sɑktuleq]; Central Yupik: Cagtuleq) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shaktoolik had a population of 212. Shaktoolik is one of a number of Alaskan communities threatened by erosion and related global warming effects. The community has been relocated twice.
History
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