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Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

Population in July 2007: 1,544.
Males: 780  (50.5%)
Females: 764  (49.5%)
Median resident age:  35.8 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99780.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,100 (it was $37,941 in 2000)
Tok  $43,100
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $96,100 (it was $76,100 in 2000)
Tok  $96,100
Alaska:  $231,300

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Races in Tok:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.2%)
  • American Indian (19.0%)
  • Two or more races (7.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Tok: 90.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (13.6%), English (12.2%), United States (7.4%), Norwegian (6.0%), French (4.8%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Elevation: 1632 feet

Land area: 132.3 square miles.

Population density: 12 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tok

  • High school or higher: 88.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 18.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tok CDP

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 58.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

26 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.9%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Tok, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tok to the number of sex offenders is 772 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Tok:  0.5% ($411)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (486.3 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2637.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Tanacross, AK (23.6 miles) , Tetlin, AK (36.3 miles) , Mentasta Lake, AK (44.9 miles) , Slana, AK (70.6 miles) , Dot Lake Village, AK (73.9 miles) , Dot Lake, AK (75.6 miles) , Northway Village, AK (77.1 miles) , Northway, AK (80.3 miles) .

Latitude: 63.32 N, Longitude: 143.02 W


Area code: 907

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Most common industries for males:
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Air transportation workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Average climate in Tok, Alaska

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Hospitals/medical centers near Tok:
  • CORDOVA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 256 miles; CORDOVA, AK)
  • VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 269 miles; VALDEZ, AK)
  • FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 342 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Tok, AK

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tok:
  • MERLE K (MUDHOLE) SMITH (about 259 miles; CORDOVA, AK; ID: CDV)
  • VALDEZ PIONEER FIELD (about 269 miles; VALDEZ, AK; ID: VDZ)
  • EIELSON AFB (about 297 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID: EIL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tok:
  • TOK (about 4 miles; TOK, AK; ID: TKJ)
  • TOK JUNCTION (about 5 miles; TOK, AK; ID: 6K8)
  • TANACROSS (about 22 miles; TANACROSS, AK; ID: TSG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tok:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 349 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 493 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1713 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1737 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1738 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1759 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 1778 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
Public high schools in Tok:
  • TOK SCHOOL (Students: 199; Location: 249 JON SUMMARY WAY; Grades: PK - 12)
  • GATEWAY CORRESPONDENCE (Students: 61; Location: 249 JON SUMMAR WAY; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Tok:
  • TOK COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $11,403; Location: MILE 1314 ALASKA HIGHWAY; 11,600 books; 620 audio materials; 704 video materials; 23 serial subscriptions)

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

TOK CIVIC CENTER (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 18 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
USF&W TETLIN VISITOR CTR. (Address: MILE 1.3 BOREALIS, Population served: 350, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-21-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
DOT & PF TOK COMBINED FACILITY (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
AK GATEWAY SD - TOK SCHOOL (Population served: 260, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2004 and OCT-24-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (AUG-12-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2001 and OCT-24-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (MAR-28-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2004)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 35 regular monitoring violations
WESTMARK TOK (Population served: 135, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
GOLDEN BEAR MOTEL (Address: MILE 124.3 TOK CUTOFF HIGHWAY, Population served: 108, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
GOLDEN BEAR CAMPER PARK (Address: MILE 124.3 TOK CUTOFF HIGHWAY, Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
UTDC / TOK COMMUNITY CENTER (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1999 and APR-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-28-2000)
  • 11 routine major monitoring violations
  • 83 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tok that have no violations reported:
  • FAST EDDYS RESTAURANT (Population served: 400, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • VILLAGE GAS (Population served: 98, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TUNDRA LODGE - MAIN LODGE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.7%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.0%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.5%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Tok compared to Alaska state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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 rooms per house below state average.


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Banks with branches in Tok (2007 data):
  • Denali State Bank: Tok Branch at Mile 1314 Alaskan Highway, branch established on 1995-10-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $208.7 mil, Deposits: $191.5 mil, headquarters in Fairbanks, AK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Denali Bancorporation, Inc.



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12.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.37%
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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  2.09% ($33,038 average AGI)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.00% ($60,760)


10.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.21%
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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  2.63% ($37,328 average AGI)
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.48% ($38,917)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.62% ($38,400)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tok:
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KZPA (900 AM; 5 kW; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: GWANDAK PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KIAK (970 AM; 5 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tok:
  • K216DT (91.1 FM; TOK, AK; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA)
  • KUDU (91.9 FM; TOK, AK; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tok:
  • K13RR (Channel 13; TOK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K07NC (Channel 7; TOK JUNCTION, AK; Owner: TOK COMMUNITY T.V. INC.)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Tok fatal accident list for 2004:
Jun 6, 2004 06:37 AM, I-Sr-1 Tok Cutoff, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1


Tok fatal accident list for 2002:
May 19, 2002 05:25 AM, I-A1-1 Alaska Hwy, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 21, 2002 12:40 AM, I-Ai-2 Tok Cutoff, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Tok fatal accident list for 1996:
Nov 23, 1996 11:59 AM, Sourdough, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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