Saint George Alaska

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(Sec. 29, T041S, R129W, Seward Meridian.)</div> <bR> <div> Saint George is located in the Aleutian Islands Recording District.</div> <bR> <div> The area encompasses 34.8 sq. miles of land and 147.6 sq. miles of water.</div> <bR> <div> The climate of St. George is controlled by the cold waters of the Bering Sea.</div> <div> The maritime location results in cool weather year round, and a narrow range of mean temperatures varying from 24 to 52.</div> <div> Average precipitation is 23 inches, with 57 inches of snowfall.</div> <div> Cloudy, foggy weather is common during summer months.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organizations with Local Offices</B></div> <div> <B>City</B> - City of Saint George</div> <div> P.O. Box 929</div> <div> St. George Island, AK 99591</div> <div> Phone 907-859-2263</div> <div> Fax 907-859-2212</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >mayormax@yahoo.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Corporation</B> - St. George Tanaq Corporation</div> <div> 4000 Old Seward Highway Suite 104</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99503</div> <div> Phone 907-272-9886</div> <div> Fax 907-272-9855</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >lrlittle@alaska.net</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Council</B> - St. George Traditional Council</div> <div> P.O. Box 940</div> <div> St. George Island, AK 99591</div> <div> Phone 907-859-2205</div> <div> Fax 907-859-2242</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >stgcouncil@starband.net</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Organizations</B></div> <div> <B>School District</B> - Pribilof School District</div> <div> P.O. Box 905</div> <div> St. Paul Island, AK 99660</div> <div> Phone 907-546-2411</div> <div> Fax 907-546-2327</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >malcolm@ak.net</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.pribilofs.k12.ak.us</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Native Corporation</B> - Aleut Corporation</div> <div> 4000 Old Seward Hwy., Suite 300</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99503</div> <div> Phone 907-561-4300</div> <div> Fax 907-563-4328</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >receptionist@aleutcorp.com</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.aleutcorp.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Native Health Corporation</B> - Eastern Aleutian Tribe</div> <div> 3380 C Street, Suite 100</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99503-3949</div> <div> Phone 907-277-1440</div> <div> Fax 907-277-1446</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >lcdevlin@gci.net</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://easternaleutiantribes.org</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Native Housing Authority</B> - Aleutian Housing Authority</div> <div> 4000 Old Seward Hwy. #202</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99503</div> <div> Phone 907-563-2146</div> <div> Fax 907-563-3105</div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.aleutian-housing.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>CDQ Group</B> - Aleutian/Pribilof Island Comm. Dev. Assoc.</div> <div> 234 Gold Street</div> <div> Juneau, AK 99801-1211</div> <div> Phone 907-586-0161</div> <div> Fax 907-586-0165</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >LCotter371@aol.com</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.apicda.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care</B></div> <div> A piped water and sewer system was constructed by NOAA during the 1950s.</div> <div> Four wells provide water for the community and the harbor, with 250,000 gallons of storage.</div> <div> All 60 residences are connected to the system and are plumbed.</div> <div> Funds have been requested to replace the failing 45-year-old water storage tank and distribution mains.</div> <div> Sewage outfall discharges into the harbor.</div> <div> The City provides refuse collection services.</div> <div> NOAA is completing a federal hazardous waste clean-up on the island, and will close the existing landfill.</div> <div> Electricity is provided by St. George Municipal Electric Utility.</div> <div> There is one school located in the community, attended by 22 students.</div> <div> Local hospitals or health clinics include St. George Clinic (907-859-2254).</div> <div> The clinic is a qualified Emergency Care Center.</div> <div> St. George is classified as an isolated town/Sub-Regional Center, it is found in EMS Region 2H in the Aleutian/Pribilof Region.</div> <div> <B>Emergency Services</B></div> <div> Emergency Services have coastal and air access.</div> <div> Emergency service is provided by volunteers Auxiliary health care is provided by St. George EMS/First Responders (907-859-2255/2204/2232).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> The federally-controlled fur seal industry had dominated the economy of the Pribilofs until 1983; the two communities remain closely tied. </div> <div> Most employment is in government positions and commercial fishing.</div> <div> 11 residents hold commercial fishing permits for halibut. The St. </div> <div> George Aquaculture Assoc. has begun salmon and shellfish programs.</div> <div> Puffin Seafoods and Snopac Products operate in St. George.</div> <div> Villagers harvest 500 fur seals each year for subsistence purposes.</div> <div> Halibut, reindeer, marine invertebrates, plants and berries also contribute to the local diet.</div> <bR> <div> St. George is accessible only by air and sea.</div> <div> There are two airstrips, one owned by the City, and a newly-constructed State-owned airport with a 5,000' long by 150' wide gravel runway. </div> <div> Scheduled flights are provided to St. Paul and the mainland.</div> <div> Most freight and supplies are delivered by ship from Anchorage on a monthly or bimonthly schedule; cargo from Seattle arrives five or six times a year.</div> <div> There are three docks; one operated by the village corporation.</div> <div> An inner harbor and dock were recently completed in Zapadni Bay, 5 miles from the City.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> St. George was discovered in 1786 by Gavrill Pribilof of the Russian Lebedov Lastochkin Company while looking for the famed northern fur seal breeding grounds.</div> <div> The island was named Sveti Georgiy, and its larger neighbor to the north was originally called St. Peter and St. Paul Island.</div> <div> The Russian American Company enslaved Aleut hunters from Siberia, Unalaska and Atka and relocated them to St. George and St. Paul to harvest the fur seal.</div> <div> Between 1870 and 1910, the U.S. Government leased the Pribilof Islands to private companies, who provided housing, food and medical care to the Aleuts in exchange for work in the fur seal plant.</div> <div> In 1910, the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries took control of the Islands, but poverty conditions ensued due to over-harvesting of the seals.</div> <div> During World War II, residents were moved to Funter Bay in Southeast Alaska as part of the areawide evacuation.</div> <div> Unlike other Aleutian residents, they were confined in an abandoned cannery and mine camp at Funter Bay.</div> <div> In 1979, the Pribilof Aleuts received $8.5 million in partial compensation for the unfair and unjust treatment they were subjected to under federal administration between 1870 and 1946.</div> <div> In 1983, the U.S. government ended the commercial seal harvest and withdrew from the Islands, providing $20 million to help develop and diversify the local economy - $8 million for St. George and $12 million for St. Paul.</div> <div> The City was incorporated in 1983.</div> <div> <I><B>Today, residents are working to develop commercial fisheries and tourism. </B></I></div> <div> A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the St. George Island Traditional Council.</div> <div> The population of the community consists of 92.1% Alaska Native or part Native.</div> <div> St. George's population is predominantly Aleut and Eskimo.</div> <div> The Pribilof Island seal population and the community's dependence on it has been a major influence on the local culture.</div> <div> More than a million fur seals congregate on the islands every summer.</div> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 67, and vacant housing units numbered 16. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 7. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 76 residents as employed.</div> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 3.8 percent, although 21.65 percent of all adults were not in the work force.</div> <div> The median household income was $57,083, per capita income was $21,131, and 7.86 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-195/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>