Shaktoolik

Also known as Shaktoolik, Alaska, Chokatalik

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 )
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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.

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