Akutan, Alaska
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| Coordinates: 54°7′57″N 165°46′30″W / 54.13250°N 165.77500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Aleutians East |
| Incorporated | 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joe Bereskin |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Bryce Edgmon (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.9 sq mi (48.9 km2) |
| • Land | 14 sq mi (36.3 km2) |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (12.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,027 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99553 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-01090 |
Akutan (ACK-oo-tan) (Achan-ingiiga in Aleut) is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 1,027 at the 2010 census.
Akutan is located at 54°7′57″N 165°46′30″W / 54.13250°N 165.77500°W. Akutan is located in the Aleutian Islands Recording District.
Akutan is located on Akutan Island in the eastern Aleutians, one of the Krenitzin Islands in the Fox Islands group. It is 35 miles (56 km) east of Unalaska, and 766 miles (1,233 km) southwest of Anchorage. Akutan lies in the maritime climate zone, resulting in mild winters and cool summers. Mean temperatures range from 22 to 55 °F (−6 to 13 °C), and precipitation averages 28 inches (710 mm) per year. High winds and storms are frequent in the winter, and fog is common in the summer.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9 square miles (49 km2), of which, 14.0 square miles (36 km2) of it is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) of it (25.69%) is water.
Akutan began in 1878 as a fur storage and trading port for the Western Fur & Trading Company. The company's agent established a commercial cod fishing and processing business that quickly attracted nearby Unangan to the community. A Russian Orthodox church and a school were built in 1878, but was replaced by the St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel, built in 1918. The Pacific Whaling Company built a whale processing station across the bay from Akutan in 1912. It was the only whaling station in the Aleutians, and operated until 1939.
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