U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Petersburg, Alaska



Back to Petersburg, AK housing info, Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, AK smaller cities, AK small cities, All Cities.

Petersburg: petersburg fisheries inc. with devils thumb in the background Petersburg: Petersburg: South Harbor Petersburg: the Wrangell Narrows
 

Submit pictures of this city

Petersburg, AK map Current weather forecast for Petersburg, AK

Population in July 2007: 2,880. Population change since 2000: -10.5%
 

Males: 1,679  (52.1%)
Females: 1,545  (47.9%)

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

Median resident age:  36.2 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99833.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,700 (it was $49,028 in 2000)
Petersburg  $48,700
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $201,800 (it was $175,000 in 2000)
Petersburg  $201,800
Alaska:  $197,100

Petersburg, AK residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Petersburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.9%)
  • American Indian (12.0%)
  • Two or more races (6.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Filipino (1.0%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Petersburg: 95.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Petersburg, AK forum
Recent posts about Petersburg, Alaska on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Petersburg is mentioned 93 times on our forum:
Alaska Chat II  (4403 replies)
Some recent AK photo's  (1628 replies)
The Alaska Chat Thread  (1422 replies)
Wanted to rent:Cabin in Petersburg  (3 replies)
Considering property  (107 replies)
Who is leaving Alaska...and why  (85 replies)

Latest news from Petersburg, AK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (18.9%), Norwegian (18.8%), English (13.1%), Irish (10.8%), Swedish (6.1%), United States (4.7%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Incorporated in 1910

Land area: 43.9 square miles.

Population density: 67 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Petersburg, Alaska map

For population 25 years and over in Petersburg

  • High school or higher: 87.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Petersburg city

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

141 residents are foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.2% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

This city:  4.4%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Petersburg, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Petersburg to the number of sex offenders is 736 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Petersburg:  0.8% ($1,442)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bellingham, WA (909.7 miles , pop. 67,171).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (966.6 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1862.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Kupreanof, AK (3.0 miles) , Wrangell, AK (45.6 miles ), Whale Pass, AK (49.8 miles) , Hobart Bay, AK (54.5 miles) , Coffman Cove, AK (55.3 miles) , Port Protection, AK (56.6 miles) , Point Baker, AK (56.6 miles) , Thoms Place, AK (66.2 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 20 buildings, average cost: $108,500
  • 1997: 38 buildings, average cost: $103,200
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $133,800
  • 1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $123,400
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $93,400
  • 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $207,600
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $125,400
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $170,600
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,300
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $163,100
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $106,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 56.80 N, Longitude: 132.94 W


People in group quarters in Petersburg
  • 28 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 11 people in nursing homes
  • 4 people in military ships
  • 3 people in crews of maritime vessels

Area code: 907

Petersburg household income distribution Petersburg home values distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile

Petersburg, Alaska business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+0.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (22%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


Petersburg races chart


 

Crime in Petersburg by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.032.70.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.032.70.0
Assaults 36255380
    per 100,000 1102.6755.3158.498.4261.60.0
Burglaries 910812228
    per 100,000 275.7302.1253.4393.4719.4263.2
Thefts 54109617673102
    per 100,000 1653.93293.11932.22491.82387.23356.4
Auto thefts 136213313
    per 100,000 398.2181.363.4426.298.1427.8
Arson 120000
    per 100,000 30.660.40.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 337.8318.4131.8181.0281.2186.9

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.72
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Petersburg, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Petersburg, Alaska average temperatures Petersburg, Alaska average precipitation
 
Petersburg, Alaska humidity
 
Petersburg, Alaska wind speed
 
Petersburg, Alaska clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Petersburg topographic map
Hospital/medical center in Petersburg:
  • PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER (103 FRAM STREET, PO BOX 589)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Petersburg:
  • WRANGELL MEDICAL CENTER (about 50 miles; WRANGELL, AK)
  • KETCHIKAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 131 miles; KETCHIKAN, AK)
  • BARTLETT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 154 miles; JUNEAU, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Petersburg, AK

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Petersburg:
  • PETERSBURG JAMES A JOHNSON (about 1 miles; PETERSBURG, AK; ID: PSG)
  • WRANGELL (about 46 miles; WRANGELL, AK; ID: WRG)
  • KETCHIKAN INTL (about 132 miles; KETCHIKAN, AK; ID: KTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Petersburg:
  • LLOYD R. ROUNDTREE SEAPLANE FACILITY (about 1 miles; PETERSBURG, AK; ID: 63A)
  • WRANGELL (about 47 miles; WRANGELL, AK; ID: 68A)
  • NORTH WHALE (about 50 miles; NORTH WHALE PASS, AK; ID: 96Z)

Local government website: ci.petersburg.ak.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Petersburg:
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 891 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 910 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 911 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 933 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 955 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 959 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 961 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public high school in Petersburg:
Public elementary/middle schools in Petersburg:
Library in Petersburg:
  • PETERSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $199,075; Location: 12 NORDIC AVENUE; 28,200 books; 631 audio materials; 1,242 video materials; 77 serial subscriptions)

Petersburg map

Click to draw/clear city borders

Notable location: Doyhof (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Turn Point Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Petersburg Lower Reservoir (A), Petersburg Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Taain Creek (A), Twin Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Petersburg: Sandy Beach Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Clausen Memorial Museum (Po Box 708) (1), Pacific Wing Air Charters (PO Box 1560 A) (2), Visitor Information Center (Po Box 649) (3), Alaska Adventures With Hindman Charters (Tours & Charters; 1101 Wesley) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Tides Inn (307 North 1st) (1), Alaska Pad (1214 Wrangell Ave) (2), Scandia House (110 Nordic Drive North) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Petersburg and their reported violations in the past:

PETERSBURG (Address: 1401 RESERVOIR ROAD, Population served: 2970, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1999
Past monitoring violations:
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In APR-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.5%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.5%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Petersburg compared to Alaska state average:

Petersburg, Alaska environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Petersburg (2007 data):
  • First Bank: Petersburg Branch at 103 Nordic Drive, branch established on 1974-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $374.7 mil, Deposits: $347.3 mil, headquarters in Ketchikan, AK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp, Inc.
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Petersburg Branch at 201 N Nordic Drive, branch established on 1912-02-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Petersburg travel time to work


Petersburg mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Hospitals 67$321,710$57,62025$40,752
Other and Unallocable 11$43,910$47,9020$0
Local Libraries 1$4,420$53,0403$4,764
Streets and Highways 34$116,192$41,0092$2,574
Firefighters 2$9,780$58,6800$0
Police - Other 5$17,632$42,3170$0
Police Protection - Officers 8$36,874$55,3110$0
Other Government Administration 4$21,900$65,7000$0
Financial Administration 6$22,562$45,1240$0
Water Transport and Terminals 7$30,320$51,9770$0
Welfare 4$14,348$43,0447$9,910
Health 0$0 1$1,230
Solid Waste Management 4$13,784$41,3520$0
Sewerage 2$9,048$54,2881$1,742
Parks and Recreation 4$13,414$40,24211$4,386
Water Supply 2$10,998$65,9881$1,742
Electric Power 11$61,030$66,5780$0
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 75$315,402$50,46473$199,408
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 15$37,757$30,20610$18,593
Totals for Government 262$1,101,081$50,431134$285,101



Petersburg government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $3,801,000
    Solid Waste Management: $783,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $609,000
    Sewerage: $551,000
    All Other: $256,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $196,000
    Parks & Recreation: $150,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $64,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,153,000
    Electric Utilities: $4,083,000
    Own Hospitals: $3,801,000
    Regular Highways: $962,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $815,000
    Police Protection: $768,000
    Solid Waste Management: $738,000
    General - Other: $659,000
    Sewerage: $557,000
    Parks & Recreation: $536,000
    Water Utilities: $495,000
    Financial Administration: $482,000
    Fire Protection: $428,000
    Central Staff Services: $357,000
    Housing & Community Development: $265,000
    Corrections - Other: $226,000
    General Public Buildings: $192,000
    Libraries: $170,000
    Health Services - Other: $60,000
    Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $238,000
    Education: $87,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $265,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $450,000
    Electric Utilities: $257,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $295,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,125,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,965,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $215,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $420,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $257,000
    Other, NEC: $160,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $80,000
    Water Utilities: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $643,000
    Interest Earnings: $249,000
    Rents: $50,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $146,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,100,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $3,912,000
    Water Utilities: $599,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $4,096,000
    General Support: $822,000
    All Other: $178,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $2,312,000
    Property: $2,054,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $38,000
    Other Selective Sales: $33,000
    Public Utilities: $14,000
    NEC: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $11,057,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000

7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,444 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
Alaska average:  9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Juneau City and Borough, AK  0.93% ($34,143 average AGI)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  0.49% ($35,182)


8.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,849 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.66%
Alaska average:  9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Juneau City and Borough, AK  1.04% ($33,292 average AGI)
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  0.70% ($36,438)
to Sitka City and Borough, AK  0.61% ($21,714)


Strongest AM radio stations in Petersburg:
  • KRSA (580 AM; 5 kW; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KINY (800 AM; 10 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA-JUNEAU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KJNO (630 AM; 5 kW; JUNEAU, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KTKN (930 AM; 5 kW; KETCHIKAN, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Petersburg:
  • KFSK (100.9 FM; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NARROWS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • K276BD (103.1 FM; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NARROWS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Petersburg:
  • K15AF (Channel 15; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K21CK (Channel 21; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA/DIV OF TELE. OPER.)
  • K09OU (Channel 9; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NARROWS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K11QC (Channel 11; PETERSBURG, AK; Owner: NARROWS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Back to Petersburg, AK housing info, Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, AK smaller cities, AK small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top



City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.