Selawik is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Selawik, 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 Selawik have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kids under 18: 51 of every 100 people in Selawik
6 in 100 workers work from home, against 10 across AK. Selawik’s head count changed −2% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Population: about 729 (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 3 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 17.9 (AK 35.8).
About 156 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.3 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 6 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Selawik says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Selawik
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Selawik’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Selawik 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 Selawik 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.