Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 624: a town settled in 1880.
Kotlik’s mean commuting time is 6 minutes, below both the Alaska town median (21 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Kotlik. Kotlik’s trail network density is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both Alaska’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Kotlik has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 8 in 1880, a low of 8 in 1880, 655 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and a map from 1952 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kotlik, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Kotlik.
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Lower Yukon School District. Kotlik’s only public school teaches 180 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotlik SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 180 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts
Only 3 of the 41 Alaska towns we compare have a lower FEMA hazard score than Kotlik. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Kotlik once, in 2023. 98% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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24% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Kotlik. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Kotlik. Two figures for adults locally: 37% smoke cigarettes, 25% report frequent mental distress.
| Kotlik | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kotlik | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 48% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
City in Alaska, United States
Kotlik (Central Yupik: Qerrulliik, Russian: Котлик) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kotlik had a population of 655.
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Kotlik has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.