Editing Chalkyitsik, Alaska

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Chalkyitsik
|native_name              = Jałgiitsik
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk]]
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|leader_name              = [[Click Bishop]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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|leader_name1             = [[Mike Cronk]] (R)
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|population_total         = 56

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|postal_code              = 99788
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'''Chalkyitsik''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|ʃ|æ|l|k|i|ˈ|ɪ|t|s|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|CHAL|key|IT|sick}}) (''Jałgiitsik''{{Pronunciation needed|date=July 2023}}<ref>[http://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/names/ ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names]</ref>  in [[Gwich'in language|Gwich'in]]), meaning "to fish with a hook, at the mouth of the creek", is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area]], [[Alaska]], United States. It is located on the left (south) bank of the [[Draanjik River|Black River]], 45 miles northeast of [[Fort Yukon, Alaska|Fort Yukon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1400128,Chalkyitsik|title=GNIS Detail - Chalkyitsik}}</ref> At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 69, down from 83 in 2000.

==Geography==
Chalkyitsik is located at {{coord|66|39|6|N|143|43|38|W|type:city}} (66.651529, -143.727356).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|9.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|8.7|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} of it (3.76%) is water. Chalkystik has a bitter subarctic climate.

=== Climate ===
Chalkyitsik has a continental [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dwc'') with mild summers and cold winters. Precipitation is very low, but significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.  A weather station was operated from August 1962 to November 1972; the weather record is thus very sparse.
{{Weather box |single line = yes |width = 70% |location = Chalkyitsik|rain colour=
|Jan high F = -17.1
|Feb high F = -6.8
|Mar high F = 18.6
|Apr high F = 37.4
|May high F = 51.9
|Jun high F = 69.9
|Jul high F = 72.6
|Aug high F = 64.5
|Sep high F = 51
|Oct high F = 27.6
|Nov high F = 3.4
|Dec high F = -8.7

|Jan low F = -35.1
|Feb low F = -28.5
|Mar low F = -10.3
|Apr low F = 14.8
|May low F = 28.1
|Jun low F = 43.6
|Jul low F = 48.7
|Aug low F = 41.3
|Sep low F = 28.7
|Oct low F = 12.4
|Nov low F = -13.8
|Dec low F = -32.2

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.25
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.11
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.27
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.21
|May precipitation inch = 0.22
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.1
|Jul precipitation inch = 1
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.04
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.45
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.54
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.35
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.46

|Jan snow inch = 3.6
|Feb snow inch = 2.3
|Mar snow inch = 3.6
|Apr snow inch = 1.6
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0.1
|Oct snow inch = 6.4
|Nov snow inch = 6
|Dec snow inch = 6.1

|Jan record high F = 26
|Feb record high F = 35
|Mar record high F = 48
|Apr record high F = 62
|May record high F = 77
|Jun record high F = 94
|Jul record high F = 90
|Aug record high F = 84
|Sep record high F = 69
|Oct record high F = 52
|Nov record high F = 38
|Dec record high F = 26

|Jan record low F = -69
|Feb record low F = -69
|Mar record low F = -52
|Apr record low F = -34
|May record low F = -6
|Jun record low F = 20
|Jul record low F = 29
|Aug record low F = 21
|Sep record low F = 1
|Oct record low F = -21
|Nov record low F = -46
|Dec record low F = -65

|Jan precipitation days = 5
|Feb precipitation days = 3
|Mar precipitation days = 3
|Apr precipitation days = 2
|May precipitation days = 3
|Jun precipitation days = 6
|Jul precipitation days = 7
|Aug precipitation days = 7
|Sep precipitation days = 5
|Oct precipitation days = 5
|Nov precipitation days = 5
|Dec precipitation days = 6

|source 1 = [http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ak1475 WRCC]
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==Education==
[[Yukon Flats School District]] operates the Tsuk Taih School.<ref>"[http://www.yukonflats.net/Yukon-Flats-School-Locations.html Mailing Addresses and Contact Information ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220050341/http://www.yukonflats.net/Yukon-Flats-School-Locations.html |date=2016-12-20 }}." [[Yukon Flats School District]]. Retrieved on December 4, 2016.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1930= 35
|1940= 33
|1960= 57
|1970= 130
|1980= 100
|1990= 90
|2000= 83
|2010= 69
|2020= 56
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
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Chalkyitsik first appeared as an unincorporated village on the 1930<ref>{{cite web |title=Population - Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch2.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1930}}</ref> U.S. Census under the name of Fishhook, which is the literal translation of the native name,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=fishhook&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> not to be confused with the present census-designated place, [[Fishhook, Alaska|Fishhook]] in the [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough]]. It appeared again in 1940,<ref>{{cite web |title=Alaska - Number of Inhabitants |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/33973538v1ch11.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1940}}</ref> but failed to appear in 1950.<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of Inhabitants - Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41601749v2p51-54ch2.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1950}}</ref> It was returned in 1960<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of Inhabitants - Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721577v1p3ch2.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1960}}</ref> formally as Chalkyitsik, and has appeared on every successive census. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |title=Characteristics of the Populations - Number of Inhabitants - Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_akABCD-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=May 1982}}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 83 people, 35 households, and 17 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|9.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 62 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.41% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] and 97.59% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]].

There were 35 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.4% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 137.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 185.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,250, and the median income for a family was $16,875. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $11,509. There were 54.5% of families and 52.6% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 100.0% of under eighteen and none of those over 64.

==Transportation==
The city is served by [[Chalkyitsik Airport]] with one commercial airline. With only 69 residents, Chalkytsik has one of the lowest per-airline averages of residents in the United States.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

==References==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Gwich'in]]
[[Category:Populated places of the Arctic United States]]