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St. MichaelAK

A town of 177, settled in 1833. A deep archive of photos, postcards and papers.

Population
177
residents
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
19.4
years
Land area
27 sq mi

What makes St. Michael stand out

The 2 things St. Michael does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

177 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 2% of U.S. communities.

2risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
2Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

St. Michael’s public schools outperform 31% of Alaska districts

The public schools St. Michael’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Alaska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Anthony A. Andrews SchoolPK–12112D
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AK on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Health

How healthy St. Michael is

St. Michael beats the Alaska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 25.

32 measures vs. Alaska
1 better6 too close to call25 worse
What stands outSt. MichaelAK
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.3%7%
More adults facing food insecurity44.4%14.3%
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2% of St. Michael is conserved land

2.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

2%conserved
2%
conserved · 348 of 17,770 acres
2.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
StMichaelRedoubt
c. 1843 · StMichaelRedoubt · Wikimedia Commons
St. Michael’s story

193 years in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

St. Michael, Alaska in August 1879New-racket-steamerFMIB 45400 Michaelovsky
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About St. Michael

City in Alaska, United States

St. Michael (Central Yupik: Taciq, Inupiaq: Tasiq; Taziq, Russian: Сент-Майкл), historically referred to as Saint Michael, is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2020 census, St. Michael had a population of 456.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1833
Population
456
Area
27 sq mi
Elevation
26 ft
ZIP code
99659
Area code
99659

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