Pelican Alaska

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(Sec. 19, T045S, R057E, Copper River Meridian.)</div> <bR> <div> Pelican is located in the Sitka Recording District.</div> <bR> <div> The area encompasses 0.6 sq. miles of land and 0.1 sq. miles of water.</div> <bR> <div> Pelican has a maritime climate characterized by cool summers and mild winters.</div> <div> Summer temperatures range from 51 to 62; winter temperatures range 21 to 39.</div> <div> Temperature extremes have been recorded from -3 to 84.</div> <div> Annual precipitation is 127 inches, including 120 inches of snow.</div> <div> During winter months, fog, winds and high seas can limit access.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organizations with Local Offices</B></div> <div> <B>City</B> - City of Pelican</div> <div> P.O. Box 737</div> <div> Pelican, AK 99832</div> <div> Phone 907-735-2202</div> <div> Fax 907-735-2258</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >cityhall@pelicancity.net</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.pelicanak.govoffice2.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Economic Development</B> - Pelican Visitors Association</div> <div> P.O. Box 737</div> <div> Pelican, AK 99832</div> <div> Phone 907-735-2259</div> <div> Fax 907-735-2259</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >AKCharters@worldnet.att.net</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.alaskaone.com/pelican/index.htm</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Electric Utility</B> - Pelican Utility Company</div> <div> P.O. Box 86</div> <div> Pelican, AK 99832</div> <div> Phone 907-735-2204</div> <div> Fax 907-735-2281</div> <bR> <div> <B>School District</B> - Pelican City School District</div> <div> P.O. Box 90</div> <div> Pelican, AK 99832-0090</div> <div> Phone 907-735-2236</div> <div> Fax 907-735-2263</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >pelicanschool@skycasters.net</FONT></div> <div> Web </div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Council</B> - Pelican Traditional Council</div> <div> P.O. Box 27</div> <div> Pelican, AK 99832</div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Organizations</B></div> <div> <B>Regional Native Health Corporation</B> - Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium</div> <div> 3245 Hospital Dr.</div> <div> Juneau, AK 99801</div> <div> Phone 907-463-4000</div> <div> Fax 907-463-4075</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >ken.brewer@searhc.org</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.searhc.org</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Native Non-Profit</B> - Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska</div> <div> 320 W. Willoughby Ave., Suite 300</div> <div> Juneau, AK 99801</div> <div> Phone 907-586-1432</div> <div> Fax 907-586-8970</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >econdev@ccthita.org</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.ccthita.org</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Development</B> - Southeast Conference</div> <div> P.O. Box 21989</div> <div> Juneau, 99802</div> <div> Phone 907-463-3445 x23</div> <div> Fax 907-463-4425</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >rollo@seconference.org</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.seconference.org</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care</B></div> <div> A subsidiary of Pelican Seafoods, owned by Kake Tribal Corporation, operates the piped water system.</div> <div> Water is derived from a dam and reservoir on Pelican Creek, and is treated.</div> <div> 58 of 75 residences are connected to the piped system.</div> <div> The City completed a piped sewage system with ocean outfall in 1989; about 75% of homes are connected to it.</div> <div> Four 10,000-gal. septic tanks are used in Pelican; the City hires a disposal truck from Juneau to pump sludge about four times a year.</div> <div> The City provides garbage collection services, recycling, and incinerates the refuse at the landfill.</div> <div> Electricity is provided by Pelican Utility Company.</div> <div> There is one school located in the community, attended by 18 students.</div> <div> Local hospitals or health clinics include Pelican Health Center (907-735-2250).</div> <div> The clinic is a qualified Emergency Care Center.</div> <div> Pelican is classified as an isolated town/Sub-regional Center, it is found in EMS Region 3A in the Southeast Region.</div> <div> <B>Emergency Services</B></div> <div> Emergency Services have marine, floatplane and helicopter access.</div> <div> Emergency service is provided by volunteers Auxiliary health care is provided by Pelican Volunteer Fire & EMS (907-735-2245).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> Commercial fishing and seafood processing are the mainstays of Pelican's economy. 41 residents hold commercial fishing permits.</div> <div> Most employment occurs at Pelican Seafoods, which also owns the electric utility, a fuel company and store.</div> <div> The plant processes black cod, halibut, ling cod, rockfish, and salmon. The City and school provide some employment.</div> <bR> <div> Pelican is dependent on float planes and the State Ferry for travel.</div> <div> Daily scheduled air taxi services are available from Juneau and Sitka.</div> <div> Facilities include a State-owned seaplane base, a small boat harbor, dock, and State ferry terminal.</div> <div> The ferry provides two monthly departures during summer months, and one monthly departure during winter.</div> <div> Cargo barges deliver goods on a similar schedule.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> A cold storage plant was the first development at this site in 1938.</div> <div> Kalle (Charley) Raataikainen bought fish in this area, which he transported to Sitka.</div> <div> He chose this protected inlet as an ideal cold storage site, and named the place after his fish-packing vessel "The Pelican."</div> <div> Two of his fish-buying scows were used as a cookhouse, mess hall, bunkhouse and warehouse, and the community of Pelican grew around this operation. A store, office, sawmill, post office and sauna had been erected by 1939.</div> <div> A school and cannery were developed in the 1940s, and a City was formed in 1943.</div> <div> A boardwalk serves as the town's main thoroughfare, due to the lack of flat land. </div> <div> The population of the community consists of 25.8% Alaska Native or part Native. Pelican is a fishing community.</div> <div> There is a seasonal population influx of commercial fishermen and cold storage plant workers.</div> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 94, and vacant housing units numbered 24. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 9. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 83 residents as employed.</div> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 7.95 percent, although 34.65 percent of all adults were not in the work force.</div> <div> The median household income was $48,750, per capita income was $29,347, and 4.73 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ast2.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ast2.com"> <img src="HTMLobj-184/aniGif.gif" alt="Rent this Space" border="0" align="bottom" width="468" height="60">  </A></div> <bR> <div> Web Site by: <A HREF="http://www.AST2.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.AST2.com">AST2.com</A>   Low Cost Business Sites</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>