Saint Michael Alaska

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It lies 125 miles southeast of Nome and 48 miles southwest of Unalakleet.</div> <bR> <div> The community lies at approximately 63.478060° North Latitude and -162.039170° (West) Longitude. (Sec. 24, T023S, R018W, Kateel River Meridian.)</div> <bR> <div> Saint Michael is located in the Cape Nome Recording District.</div> <bR> <div> The area encompasses 21.8 sq. miles of land and 6.3 sq. miles of water.</div> <bR> <div> St. Michael has a subarctic climate with maritime influences during the summer.</div> <div> Summer temperatures average 40 to 60; winters average -4 to 16. Extremes from -55 to 70 have been recorded.</div> <div> Annual precipitation is 12 inches, with snowfall of 38 inches.</div> <div> Summers are rainy and fog is common.</div> <div> Norton Sound is ice free from early June to mid-November.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organizations with Local Offices</B></div> <div> <B>City -</B> City of Saint Michael</div> <div> P.O. Box 59070</div> <div> St. Michael, AK 99659</div> <div> Phone 907-923-3222</div> <div> Fax 907-923-2284</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >vrwshngtn@aol.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Corporation -</B> St. Michael Native Corporation</div> <div> P.O. Box 59049</div> <div> St. Michael, AK 99659</div> <div> Phone 907-923-3143</div> <div> Fax 907-923-3142</div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Council -</B> St. Michael IRA Council</div> <div> P.O. Box 59050</div> <div> St. Michael, AK 99659</div> <div> Phone 907-923-2304</div> <div> Fax 907-923-2406</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >ksmkira@aol.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Organizations</B></div> <div> <B>Regional Native Corporation -</B> Bering Straits Native Corp.</div> <div> P.O. Box 1008</div> <div> Nome, AK 99762</div> <div> Phone 907-443-5252</div> <div> Fax 907-443-2985</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >tim@beringstraits.com</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.beringstraits.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Native Non-Profit -</B> Kawerak, Incorporated</div> <div> P.O. Box 948</div> <div> Nome, AK 99762</div> <div> Phone 907-443-5231</div> <div> Fax 907-443-4452</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >exec.sec@kawerak.org</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.kawerak.org</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Native Housing Authority -</B> Bering Straits Housing Auth.</div> <div> P.O. Box 995</div> <div> Nome, AK 99762</div> <div> Phone 907-443-5256</div> <div> Fax 907-443-8652</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >dfancher@bsrha.org</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Development -</B> Bering Strait Dev. Council</div> <div> P.O. Box 948</div> <div> Nome, 99762</div> <div> Phone 907-443-9005</div> <div> Fax 907-443-2583</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >ced.pd@kawerak.org</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.kawerak.org</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>CDQ Group -</B> Norton Sound Econ. Dev. Corp.</div> <div> 420 L St., Suite 310</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99501-1971</div> <div> Phone 907-274-2248</div> <div> Fax 907-274-2249</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >eugene@nsedc.com</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.nsedc.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care</B></div> <div> Water is derived from Clear Lake, is treated and stored in a 1.2 million-gallon tank.</div> <div> A new sanitation system is under construction to provide water delivery/holding tanks for homes, a piped gravity and vacuum sewer system with septic treatment, and household plumbing.</div> <div> 44 homes are served by the new system, and another 37 houses are being connected.</div> <div> These unserved residents currently haul treated water and use honeybuckets.</div> <div> Funds have been requested to expand the washeteria.</div> <div> DEC has approved the landfill for use, although it is not permitted.</div> <div> Electricity is provided by AVEC.</div> <div> There is one school located in the community, attended by 143 students.</div> <div> Local hospitals or health clinics include St. Michael Clinic (907-923-3311).</div> <div> Saint Michael is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 5A in the Norton Sound Region.</div> <div> <B>Emergency Services</B></div> <div> Emergency Services have coastal, air and floatplane access.</div> <div> Emergency service is provided by a health aide.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> The St. Michael economy is based on subsistence food harvests supplemented by part-time wage earning.</div> <div> Most cash positions are found in city government, the IRA council and village corporation, schools, and local stores.</div> <div> Six residents hold commercial fishing permits, primarily for the herring fishery.</div> <div> The Stebbins/St. Michael Reindeer Corral Project was completed in 1993 for a herd on Stuart Island.</div> <div> The reindeer are essentially unmanaged.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>St. Michael is accessible by air and sea only.</B></I></div> <div> The State owns a 4,000' long by 75' wide gravel airstrip, and a seaplane base is available.</div> <div> <I><B>Regular and charter flights are available from Nome and Unalakleet.</B></I></div> <div> It is near the Yukon River delta and has a good natural harbor, but no dock.</div> <div> Lighterage service is provided on a frequent basis from Nome, and St. Michael receives at least one annual shipment of bulk cargo.</div> <div> A 10.5-mile road exists to Stebbins.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> A fortified trading post called "Redoubt St. Michael" was built by the Russian-American Company at this location in 1833; it was the northernmost Russian settlement in Alaska.</div> <div> The Native village of "Tachik" stood to the northeast.</div> <div> When the Russians left Alaska in 1867, several of the post's traders remained.</div> <div> "Fort St. Michael," a U.S. military post, was established in 1897.</div> <div> During the gold rush of 1897, it was a major gateway to the interior via the Yukon River.</div> <div> As many as 10,000 persons were said to live in St. Michael during the gold rush.</div> <div> St. Michael was also a popular trading post for Eskimos to trade their goods for Western supplies.</div> <div> Centralization of many Yup'iks from the surrounding villages intensified after the measles epidemic of 1900 and the influenza epidemic of 1918.</div> <div> The village remained an important trans-shipment point until the Alaska Railroad was built.</div> <div> The City government was incorporated in 1969. </div> <div> A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Native Village of St. Michael.</div> <div> The population of the community consists of 93.2% Alaska Native or part Native.</div> <div> St. Michael's population is largely Yup'ik Eskimo today, and many residents are descendants of Russian traders.</div> <div> Seal, beluga whale, moose, caribou, fish and berries are important staples.</div> <div> <B>The sale or importation of alcohol is banned in the village.</B></div> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 93, and vacant housing units numbered 3. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 1. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 89 residents as employed.</div> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 21.24 percent, although 56.59 percent of all adults were not in the work force.</div> <div> The median household income was $33,036, per capita income was $10,692, and 22.88 percent of residents were living below the poerty level.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ast2.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ast2.com"> <img src="HTMLobj-197/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>