Akiak, Alaska
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Akiak Akiaq |
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 Akiak
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| Coordinates: 60°54′36″N 161°13′6″W / 60.91000°N 161.21833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Incorporated | July 9, 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Debra M. Jackson |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Zach Fansler (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 346 |
| • Density | 165/sq mi (63.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99552 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-00870 |
Akiak (ACK-ee-ack) (Akiaq in Central Yup'ik) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 346 at the 2010 census.
Akiak is located at 60°54′36″N 161°13′6″W / 60.91000°N 161.21833°W (60.912220, -161.21389) (Sec. 32, T010N, R067W, Seward Meridian), on the west bank of the Kuskokwim River, 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Bethel, on the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta. Akiak is located in the Bethel Recording District.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km2), of which 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), or 32.58%, is water. Precipitation averages 16 inches (410 mm) in this area, with snowfall of 50 inches (1,300 mm). Summer temperatures range from 42 °F (6 °C) to 62 °F (17 °C). Winter temperatures range from −2 °F (−19 °C) to 19 °F (−7 °C).
In 1880, the village of "Ackiagmute" had a population of 175. The name Akiak means "the other side", since this place was a crossing to the Yukon River basin during the winter for area Yup'ik Eskimos. The Akiak post office was established in 1916. A U.S. Public Health Service hospital was built in the 1920s. The city was incorporated in 1970.
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