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Kasigluk, Alaska

Kasigluk
Kassigluq
Census-designated place
Location of Kasigluk, Alaska
Location of Kasigluk, Alaska
Coordinates: 60°53′31″N 162°32′9″W / 60.89194°N 162.53583°W / 60.89194; -162.53583
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area Bethel
Government
 • State senator Lyman Hoffman (D)
 • State rep. Zach Fansler (D)
Area
 • Total 13.1 sq mi (34.0 km2)
 • Land 12.1 sq mi (31.3 km2)
 • Water 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 569
 • Density 47/sq mi (18.2/km2)
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
 • Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code 99609
Area code(s) 907
FIPS code 02-37975

Kasigluk /kəˈsɪɡlʊk/ (Kassigluq in Yup'ik) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2010 census the population was 569. Kasigluk consists of two smaller villages, called Akiuk and Akula.

Kasigluk is located at 60°53′31″N 162°32′9″W / 60.89194°N 162.53583°W / 60.89194; -162.53583 (60.892005, -162.535805) along the Johnson River in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta of western Alaska. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Bethel.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.1 square miles (34.0 km2), of which 12.1 square miles (31.3 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), or 7.94%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 543 people, 101 households, and 91 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 44.5 people per square mile (17.2/km²). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 9.0/sq mi (3.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 3.31% White, 96.50% Native American, and 0.18% from two or more races. 0.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


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