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Egegik, Alaska

Egegik
Igyagiiq
City
Egegik is located in Alaska
Egegik
Egegik
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 58°13′9″N 157°21′29″W / 58.21917°N 157.35806°W / 58.21917; -157.35806Coordinates: 58°13′9″N 157°21′29″W / 58.21917°N 157.35806°W / 58.21917; -157.35806
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Lake and Peninsula
Incorporated 1995
Government
 • Mayor Scovi Deigh
 • State senator Lyman Hoffman (D)
 • State rep. Bryce Edgmon (D)
Area
 • Total 134 sq mi (347 km2)
 • Land 32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2)
 • Water 101.2 sq mi (262.1 km2)
Elevation 13 ft (4 m)
Population (2007)
 • Total 74
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
 • Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code 99579
Area code 907
FIPS code 02-21150

Egegik (Igyagiiq in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 109.

Egegik is at 58°13′9″N 157°21′29″W / 58.21917°N 157.35806°W / 58.21917; -157.35806 (58.219292, -157.357989) on the eastern shores of both Bristol Bay and, more locally, of Egegik Bay. The village is on a high bluff along the southern shore of the Egegik River at the upper extent of Egegik Bay.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 134.0 square miles (347 km2), of which, 32.8 square miles (85 km2) is land and 101.2 square miles (262 km2) (75.54%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 64 people, 44 households, and 2 1/2 families residing in the city. The population density was 3.5 people per square mile (1.4/km²). There were 286 housing units at an average density of 8.7 per square mile (3.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 18.97% White, 57.76% Native American, 0.86% Asian, and 22.41% from two or more races. 6.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


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