Lutak, Alaska

About Lutak

Lutak, AK is a small unincorporated community located in central Alaska.

Lutak holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 126.96 square miles.

📰 Lutak News Today

• State approves permit to store logs in Lutak Inlet Alaska Public Media · Jan 15
• Assembly to hear budget, the Haines Economic Development Corporation, new Lutak tour permit Chilkat Valley News · May 11
• Assembly reopens Campbell appeal, weighs Lutak offer, edges toward Tanani Bay fix, advances Safety Belt plan KHNS Radio · Mar 16
• Timber company re-applies to store logs in Lutak Inlet after surveying sea floor Alaska Public Media · Oct 13
• Lutak Dock gets new oversight team as Haines recovers from intense winter storm KHNS Radio · Jan 15

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What Makes Lutak Unique

• The only place in America named Lutak — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 126.96 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

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