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Hooper Bay Health Facilities include the following accommodations:
"Askinuk" or "Askinaghamiut" are the early Eskimo names for Hooper Bay. The village was first reported in 1878 by E.W. Nelson of the U.S. Signal Service. The 1890 Census found 138 persons living in 14 homes. The name Hooper Bay came into common usage after a post office with this name was established in 1934. The present-day Eskimo name "Naparyarmiut" means "stake village people." The City government was incorporated in 1966.
Hooper Bay is a large traditional Yu'pik Eskimo community. Commercial fishing and subsistence activities are the primary means of support. Members of the Village of Paimiut also live in Hooper Bay. The sale or importation of alcohol is banned in the village.
Most employment is seasonal with little income-producing activity during the winter. 47 residents hold commercial fishing permits. Coastal Villages Seafood, Inc. processes halibut and salmon in Hooper Bay. BLM fire fighting offers some employment, and grass baskets and ivory handicrafts are produced. The community is interested in developing the Naparyarmiut Arts & Crafts Cooperative. Income is supplemented by subsistence activities. Salmon, walrus, beluga whale and waterfowl are harvested.
Residents currently haul treated water from the washeteria or other watering points. Three new wells were drilled in 1997, 3 miles northeast of town. The school uses its own water system. Honeybuckets are dumped at collection points, then hauled by a 4-wheeler and trailer. Homes are not plumbed. The City is undergoing major improvements for a piped water and vacuum sewer system. A new water treatment/washeteria facility is under construction. Access roads and construction pads are completed. The landfill was expanded in 1997, and includes a new sewage lagoon; the combined site is nearly 20 acres in size.
Residents of Hooper Bay rely on air and water transportation. The 3,300' paved runway is State owned and operated. Barge lines deliver shipments of fuel and other bulk supplies throughout the summer. A commercial fishing dock is under construction. Skiffs are used during summer for local transportation. Winter trails exist to Scammon Bay (32 mi.), Chevak (20 mi.) and Paimiut (14 mi.)
The climate in Hooper Bay is maritime. The mean annual snowfall is 75 inches, with a total precipitation of 16 inches. Temperatures range between -25 and 79. Winter ice pack and winds often promote severe conditions. The Bering Sea is ice-free from late June through October.
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