Alaska Village Electric Cooperative

Pitkas Point Facts

Community Profile

• Current Population: 109  
• # of Consumers: 38
• Incorporation Type: Unincorporated
• Total Generating Capacity (kw):  tieline from St. Mary’s

Community Facilities

• Water is supplied by a small stream and infiltration gallery
• Residents haul treated water from the washeteria and use honeybuckets
• Nearly ¼ of homes have running water for the kitchen
• A few homes and facilities are connected to a community septic tank, but no homes have complete service.
• Water treatment plant and washeteria
• Electric power provided by a transmission line from St. Mary's
• One school
• Local health clinic
• Sub-Regional Clinic in St. Mary's 
• Emergency Services have limited highway, river and air access.

Economy

Employment is limited to a few year-round enterprises. Subsistence activities provide food sources, including salmon, moose, bear and waterfowl. Dog sledding is prevalent. Two residents hold commercial fishing permits. All supplies are brought in through Saint Mary's -- there are no public facilities other than a school and washeteria.

Culture and Activities

A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Native Village of Pitka's Point. Pitkas Point is a Yup'ik Eskimo village dependent upon a subsistence lifestyle. The Yukon River allows easy access by water, and most families own a skiff. There is a 17.7 mile road connecting Mountain Village with the St. Mary's airport and Andreafsky, so residents have access to the transportation facilities at St. Mary's. Snowmachines provide local winter transportation.

Climate

• Climate is both maritime and continental.
• Temperatures range from -44 to 83
• Precipitation averages 16 in/yr
• Snowfall averages 60 in/yr

Community Weather

   Broken clouds, 48°F