Teller Alaska

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(Sec. 01, T003S, R038W, Kateel River Meridian.)</div> <bR> <div> Teller is located in the Cape Nome Recording District.</div> <div> The area encompasses 1.9 sq. miles of land and 0.2 sq. miles of water.</div> <bR> <div> The climate is maritime when ice-free, and then changes to a continental climate after freezing.</div> <bR> <div> Grantley Harbor is generally ice-free from early June to mid-October.</div> <div> Average summer temperatures range from 44 to 57; winter temperatures average -9 to 8.</div> <div> Extremes have been measured from -45 to 82. Annual precipitation is 11.5 inches, with 50 inches of snowfall.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organizations with Local Offices</B></div> <div> <B>City</B> - City of Teller</div> <div> P.O. Box 548</div> <div> Teller, AK 99778</div> <div> Phone 907-642-3401</div> <div> Fax 907-642-2051</div> <bR> <div> <B>Electric Utility</B> - Teller Power Company</div> <div> P.O. Box 243992</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99524</div> <div> Phone 907-646-7351</div> <div> Fax 907-770-2296</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >lkibbee@mcc-cpa.com</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Corporation</B> - Teller Native Corporation</div> <div> P.O. Box 509</div> <div> Teller, AK 99778</div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Council</B> - Native Village of Teller</div> <div> P.O. Box 567</div> <div> Teller, AK 99778</div> <div> Phone 907-642-3381</div> <div> Fax 907-642-2072</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >tc.tla@kawerak.org</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Organizations</B><B> </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> During summer, water is hauled from the Gold Run River (20 miles away) by the City water truck, and delivered to home storage tanks.</div> <div> A few residents use their own ATVs or snowmachines to haul water.</div> <div> During winter, treated water is delivered from a large storage tank at the washeteria, or melt ice is used from area creeks.</div> <div> Preliminary work has begun on a piped water and sewer system, however, a new water source must first be developed.</div> <div> Wells have proven unsuccessful.</div> <div> The school operates its own sewer system. 42 residents use honeybuckets, which are hauled by the City.</div> <div> A few homes and facilities have septic tanks. A new landfill is under construction.</div> <div> The community participates in hazardous waste collection.</div> <div> Electricity is provided by AVEC.</div> <div> There is one school located in the community, attended by 76 students.</div> <div> Local hospitals or health clinics include Teller Health Clinic (907-642-3311). Teller is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 5A in the Norton Sound Region. Emergency Services have limited highway, coastal and air access.</div> <div> Emergency service is provided by a health aide.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> The Teller economy is based on subsistence activities supplemented by part-time wage earnings.</div> <div> Fish, seal, moose, beluga whale and reindeer are the primary meat sources.</div> <div> There is a herd of over 1,000 reindeer in the area, and the annual round-up provides meat and a cash product which is sold mainly on the Seward Peninsula.</div> <div> Over one-third of households produce crafts or artwork for sale, and some residents trap fox.</div> <div> <I><B>Teller has a road link to Nome from May to September via a 72-mile gravel road.</B></I></div> <div> It is easily accessible by sea and air.</div> <div> There is a State-owned 3,000' long by 60' wide gravel runway with regular flights from Nome.</div> <div> There is no dock; goods are lightered from Nome and offloaded on the beach.</div> <div> Port Clarence is a natural harbor and <B>has been considered for a deep water port</B>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> The Eskimo fishing camp called "Nook" was reported 20 miles south of Teller in 1827.</div> <bR> <div> A Western Union Telegraph expedition wintered at the present site in 1866 and 1867; it was then called "Libbyville" or "Libby Station."</div> <bR> <div> The Teller Reindeer Station was operated by the U.S. Government at a nearby site from 1892 to 1900.</div> <div> The station was named in 1892 by Sheldon Jackson for U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Interior Henry Moore Teller.</div> <bR> <div> Teller Mission, a Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Mission, was built in 1900 across the harbor at the current site of Brevig Mission.</div> <div> It was renamed Brevig Mission in 1903, after the Reverend T.L. Brevig.</div> <div> Present-day Teller was also established in 1900 after the Bluestone Placer Mine discovery 15 miles to the south.</div> <div> During these boom years, Teller had a population of about 5,000 and was a major regional trading center, attracting Natives from Diomede, Wales, Mary's Igloo and King Island.</div> <bR> <div> In May 1926, bad weather caused the dirigible "Norge" to detour to Teller on its first flight over the North Pole from Norway to Nome.</div> <div> <I><B>A City was formed in 1963.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Native Village of Teller.</div> <div> The population of the community consists of 92.5% Alaska Native or part Native.</div> <div> Teller is a traditional Kawerak Eskimo village with a subsistence lifestyle.</div> <div> Many residents today were originally from Mary's Igloo.</div> <div> Seals, beluga whales, fish, reindeer and other local resources are utilized.</div> <div> A herd of reindeer roam the area.</div> <div> Sale of alcohol is banned in the village.</div> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 87, and vacant housing units numbered 11.</div> <div> Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 10. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 58 residents as employed.</div> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 14.71 percent, although 64.42 percent of all adults were not in the work force. The median household income was $23,000, per capita income was $8,618, and 37.7 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="advertise.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advertise"> <img src="HTMLobj-210/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>