Shaktoolik is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Shaktoolik, 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.
Owner-occupied: 97 of every 100 households in Shaktoolik
People 65 and older make up 8 in 100 residents (AK: 14). Shaktoolik counts about 209 residents (2025 Census estimate). Kids under 18 are 33 in every 100 residents.
Median age 27.3 (AK 35.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.9 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 3 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Shaktoolik says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Shaktoolik
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Shaktoolik’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Shaktoolik 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 Shaktoolik 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.