Kasigluk, Alaska

About Kasigluk

Kasigluk is a small unincorporated community in central Alaska.

Kasigluk holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 11.81 square miles.

📰 Kasigluk News Today

• Kasigluk woman killed after getting caught in boat propeller Alaska's News Source · Sep 17
• Thawing permafrost threatens Alaska's rural villages. And time is running out NPR · Apr 3
• Air tankers, smokejumpers respond to fire in Kasigluk Alaska Wildland Fire Information · May 26
• Fire in Kasigluk damages school facilities KTOO · May 27
• Kasigluk man dies after setting fire in jail holding cell Alaska Public Media · Jan 25

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What Makes Kasigluk Unique

• The only place in America named Kasigluk — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.

🏫 Schools in Kasigluk

• Akiuk Memorial School
• Akula Elitnaurvik School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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