Alaska Village Electric Cooperative

Shageluk Facts

Community Profile

• Current Population: 124
• # of Consumers: 60
• Incorporation Type: 2nd Class City
• Total Generating Capacity (kw): 385

Community Facilities

• Residents haul treated well water and dispose of honeybuckets in pit privies or bunkers.
• Residents are dependent upon the washeteria for bathing, laundry, and water, since no homes are fully plumbed.
• One school
• Local health clinic
• Sub-regional clinic in Aniak
• Emergency Services have river, floatplane and air access.
• Access to Shageluk is by air or water.
• Gravel airstrip and seaplane base

Economy

Employment is limited primarily to the city and the school. Summer construction projects provide seasonal employment. Residents rely upon subsistence activities; several trap and garden. Salmon, moose, bear, small game and waterfowl provide food sources. One resident holds a commercial fishing permit. A village store was recently completed.

Culture and Activities

A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Shageluk Native Village. Shageluk is a Deg Hit'an Athabascan community that relies on subsistence activities. The sale of alcohol is banned in the village. Locals use ATVs, snowmobiles and dog sleds. Every other year it is a check point for the Iditarod dog sled race.

Climate

• Cold, continental climate
• Summer temperatures average from 42 to 80
• Winter temperatures range from -62 to 0
• Precipitation averages 67 in/yr
• Snowfall averages 110 in/yr
• The Innoko River is generally ice-free from June through October.

Community Weather

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