Akiachak, Alaska
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Akiachak Akiacuaq |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Akiachak, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 60°53′58″N 161°24′48″W / 60.89944°N 161.41333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Zach Fansler (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.5 sq mi (19.5 km2) |
| • Land | 7.5 sq mi (19.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 627 |
| • Density | 83/sq mi (32.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99551 |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-00760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1398011 |
Akiachak (ACK-ee-uh-chuck) (Akiacuaq in Central Yup'ik) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 627 at the 2010 census.
Akiachak is located at 60°54′34″N 161°25′53″W / 60.90944°N 161.43139°W (60.909440, -161.43139), Sec. 36, T010N, R069W, Seward Meridian) in the Bethel Recording District.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.5 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.11%, is water.
Akiachak is located on the west bank of the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Bethel. The area averages 16 inches (40.64 cm) of precipitation, with snowfall of 50 inches (127.00 cm). Summer temperatures range from 42 to 62 °F (6 to 17 °C). Winter temperatures range from −2 to 19 °F (−19 to −7 °C).
The Yup'ik Eskimos used this region as a seasonal subsistence site. Called Akiakchagamiut in the 1890 census, the village had a population of 43 then. A post office was established in 1934. It incorporated as a second-class city on February 7, 1974. The city government was dissolved in 1987, in favor of traditional village council governance.
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