Aniak, Alaska
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Aniak Anyaraq |
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| City | |
 Aniak
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| Coordinates: 61°34′44″N 159°33′1″W / 61.57889°N 159.55028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Incorporated | May 10, 1972 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | William "Bill" Wilson |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Zach Fansler (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.8 sq mi (22.8 km2) |
| • Land | 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 501 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99557 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-03550 |
Aniak (Anyaraq in Central Yup'ik) is a city in the Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2010 census the population was 501.
61°34′44″N 159°33′1″W / 61.57889°N 159.55028°W (61.578821, -159.550255).
Aniak is located on the south bank of the Kuskokwim River at the head of Aniak Slough, 59 miles (95 km) southwest of Russian Mission in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. It lies 92 miles (148 km) northeast of Bethel and 317 miles (510 km) west of Anchorage.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.8 square miles (23 km2), of which, 6.5 square miles (17 km2) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) of it (25.82%) is water.
Climate is maritime in the summer and continental in winter. Temperatures range between -55 and 87. Average yearly precipitation is 19 inches (480 mm), with snowfall of 60 inches (1.5 m).
As of the census of 2000, there were 572 people, 174 households, and 133 families residing in the city. The population density was 87.8 people per square mile (33.9/km²). There were 203 housing units at an average density of 31.1 per square mile (12.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 25.00% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 68.36% Native American, 0.52% Asian, and 5.77% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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