Kivalina is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Kivalina, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Kivalina have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
46 kids in every 100 people in Kivalina
7 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 14 across AK. Kivalina has about 399 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across AK, 67 in 100 households own their home; locally, 83.
Median age 21.9 (AK 35.8).
About 137 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.8 points). Among residents 65 to 74, 63% are women (AK 49%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 5 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Kivalina says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Kivalina
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Kivalina’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Kivalina or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Kivalina in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.