Ekwok () is a city in

Dillingham Census Area, Alaska Dillingham Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,857, slightly up from 4,847 in 2010. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. It ...

, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 111.

History

''Ekwok'' means "end of the bluff" (river's edge) in Yupik, from ("end"). It is the oldest continuously occupied Yupik village on the

Nushagak River The Nushagak River () is a river in southwest Alaska, United States. It begins in the Alaska Range and flows southwest to Nushagak Bay, an inlet of Bristol Bay, east of Dillingham, Alaska. The Mulchatna River is a major tributary. Other navi ...

. During the 1800s, the settlement was used in the spring and summer as a fish camp, and in the fall as a base camp for picking berries. By 1923, it was the largest settlement along the river. From the early 1900s until 1941, mail was delivered by

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from

Dillingham Dillingham (), also known as Curyung, is a city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. Incorporated in 1963, it is an important commercial fishing port on Nushagak Bay. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,24 ...

. In 1941 a post office opened in Ekwok. Before 1960, most of the buildings in Ekwok were located in a low area near the river. After a flood in the early 1960s, the village was relocated to its current location.

Geography

Ekwok is located at (59.349260, -157.485404). Ekwok is on the

in southwestern Alaska, northeast of

. According to the

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, Ekwok has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.10%, is water.

Demographics

Ekwok first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as "Ekwak", an unincorporated village, and again in 1940. The name (or spelling) was changed to Ekwok with the 1950 U.S. Census. It was formally incorporated in 1974. As of the census of 2000, there were 130 people, 42 households, and 29 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 56 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 6.15%

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, 91.54% Native American, and 2.31% from two or more races. There were 42 households, out of which 47.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.93. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 43.8% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $16,250, and the median income for a family was $20,000. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $35,750 for females. The

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for the city was $11,079. There were 29.2% of families and 32.1% of the population living below the

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, including 24.4% of under eighteens and 40.0% of those over 64.

Education

The William "Sonny" Nelson School of the

Southwest Region School District Southwest Region School District (SWRSD) or Southwest Region Schools is a school district headquartered in Dillingham, Alaska. The district serves the area around Bristol Bay. Its communities are in the Dillingham Census Area. History Don Ev ...

serves the village.Ekwok
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. Retrieved on March 26, 2017.

External links

Ekwok Community News

References

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