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Our Communities
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Togiak |
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804 (2002 est. by State Demographer, DOL/WD)
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| Incorporation Type: |
2nd Class City |
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| Borough Located In: |
Unorganized |
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| School District: |
Southwest Region Schools |
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| Regional Native Corporation: |
Bristol Bay Native Corporation |
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BBEDC Board Representitive: |
Name: Moses Kritz |
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City Contact: |
Phone: (907) 493-5820 |
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Tribal Council Contact: |
Phone: (907) 493-5003 |
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Location:
Togiak is located at the head of Togiak Bay, 67 miles west of Dillingham. It lies in Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, and is the gateway to Walrus Island Game Sanctuary. It lies at approximately 59.06194° North Latitude and -160.37639° West Longitude.
(Sec. 12, T013S, R067W, Seward Meridian.)
Togiak is located in the Bristol Bay Recording District.
The area encompasses 45.2 sq. miles of land and 183.3 sq. miles of water.
Togiak is located in a climatic transition zone, however the arctic climate also affects this region. Average summer temperatures range from 37 to 66; winter temperatures average 4 to 30. Precipitation is 20 to 26 inches annually. Fog and high winds are prevalent during the winter. The Bay is ice-free from June through mid-November.
History:
In 1880, "Old Togiak," or "Togiagamute," was located across the Bay, and had a population of 276. Heavy winter snowfalls made wood-gathering difficult at Old Togiak, so gradually people settled at a new site on the opposite shore, where the task was easier. Many residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim region migrated south to the Togiak area after the devastating influenza epidemic in 1918-19. A school was established in an old church in 1950. A school building and a National Guard Armory were constructed in 1959. Togiak was flooded in 1964, and many fish racks and stores of gas, fuel oil and stove oil were destroyed. Three or four households left Togiak after the flood and developed the village of Twin Hills upriver. The City government was incorporated in 1969.
Culture:
Togiak is a traditional Yup'ik Eskimo village with a fishing and subsistence lifestyle. The sale, importation or possession of alcohol is banned in the village.
Economy:
Togiak's economic base is primarily commercial salmon, herring, and herring roe-on-kelp fisheries. 244 residents hold commercial fishing permits; fishermen use flat-bottom boats for the shallow waters of Togiak Bay. There is one on-shore fish processor and several floating processing facilities near Togiak. The entire community depends heavily on subsistence activities. Salmon, herring, seal, sea lion, whale and walrus are among the species harvested. A few residents trap.
Facilities:
Water is derived from a well, is treated and stored in a 500,000-gal. tank. The majority of households (125 residences) are connected to the piped water and sewer system installed in 1976; the remaining homes have new individual wells and septic tanks. 35 new HUD housing units were recently completed in the Togiak Heights Subdivision, with a sewage system. In all, 210 homes are fully plumbed, and 14 are not. The water system is 25 to 30 years old and suffers from broken or corroded pipes, valves and service connections. A new landfill was recently completed.
Transportation:
A State-owned 4,220' lighted gravel airstrip with a 1,090' crosswind airstrip and navigation aids is available. Scheduled and chartered flights are available from Dillingham. Freight is brought in by air or barge and lightered to shore. There are no docking facilities. Skiffs, autos, ATVs and snowmachines are used for local transportation.
Climate:
Togiak is located in a climatic transition zone, however the arctic climate also affects this region. Average summer temperatures range from 37 to 66; winter temperatures average 4 to 30. Precipitation is 20 to 26 inches annually. Fog and high winds are prevalent during the winter. The Bay is ice-free from June through mid-November.
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