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On the edge of America,

census begins in

a tiny Alaska town

By MARK THIESSEN vivid lime green, purple or
Associated Press neon blue to help distin-
TOKSOOK BAY, Alaska (AP) guish the signs of life from
— There are no restaurants a frigid white winterscape
in Toksook Bay, Alaska. No that makes it hard to tell
motels or movie theater, ei- where the frozen sea ends
ther. There also aren't any and the village begins.
factories. Or roads. Fish drying racks hang out-
But the first Americans to side some front doors, and
be counted in the 2020 you’re more likely to find a
census live in this tiny com- snowmobile or four-wheel-
munity of 661 on the edge er in the driveway than a
of the American expanse. truck or SUV.
Their homes are huddled In this Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, photo, George Chakuchin, left, and Mick Chakuchin look out over
together in a windswept the Bering Sea near Toksook Bay, Alaska.
Bering Sea village, painted Continued on Next Page Associated Press