Atmautluak, Alaska
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Atmautluak, Alaska Atmaulluaq |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Atmautluak, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 60°51′35″N 162°16′39″W / 60.85972°N 162.27750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Zach Fansler (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 277 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-04430 |
Atmautluak (Atmaulluaq in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 277 at the 2010 census.
The area has been traditionally been inhabited by Yup'ik Eskimo.
The community was founded in the 1960s to take advantage of high ground above flooding. Atmautluak was incorporated in 1976, but dissolved the incorporation in 1996 in order to return to traditional native government.
Atmautluak is located at 60°51′35″N 162°16′39″W / 60.85972°N 162.27750°W (60.859675, -162.277616).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) of it (81.19%) is water.
The village is located by the Pitmiktakik River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 294 people, 60 households, and 54 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 462.0 people per square mile (177.4/km²). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 100.6/sq mi (38.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.08% White, 94.56% Native American, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
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