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	Location Tuluksak lies on the south bank of the Tuluksak River at its junction with the Kuskokwim River. The village is 35 miles northeast of Bethel. It lies at approximately 61.1025° North Latitude and -160.96167° West Longitude. (Sec. 27, T012N, R066W, Seward Meridian.) Tuluksak is located in the Bethel Recording District. The area encompasses 3.1 sq. miles of land and 0.1 sq. miles of water. Precipitation averages 16 inches in this area, with snowfall of 50 inches. Summer temperatures range from 62 to 42; winter temperatures can be 19 to -2. General Statistics Current Population: 461 (2002 est. by State Demographer, DOL/WD) Incorporation Type: Unincorporated Borough Located In: Unorganized School District: Yupiit School District Regional Native Corporation: Calista Corporation History The name was first published in 1861 as "Tul'yagmyut," an Eskimo word meaning "related to loon." The 1880 U.S. Census noted a population of 150 living in the village. A City government was formed in 1970, but dissolved in 1997. Culture Tuluksak is a traditional Yup'ik Eskimo village with a fishing and subsistence livelihood. The sale, importation or possession of alcohol is banned in the village. Economy The primary employers are the school, village government, and services. Some commercial fishing also occurs; 29 residents hold commercial fishing permits. Subsistence activities provide most food sources. A village store was recently completed. Facilities Treated well water is hauled by residents. Only one watering point, with storage capacity of less than 7,000 gallons, serves the entire community, washeteria, clinic and school. The washeteria was rehabilitated in 1996, but water shortages are limiting its use. Residents haul honeybuckets -- Tuluksak has 75 active honeybucket disposal pits and no homes are plumbed. Water treatment, water storage, and sewage lagoon improvements have recently been funded. Transportation It can be accessed by a State-owned 2,500' gravel airstrip year-round. There are no docking facilities, although cargo barges deliver during the summer. Residents use fishing boats, skiffs, snow machines and ATVs for local transportation. Climate Precipitation averages 16 inches in this area, with snowfall of 50 inches. Summer temperatures range from 62 to 42; winter temperatures can be 19 to -2.