Emmonak Imangaq |
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City | |
Location in Alaska | |
Coordinates: 62°46′38″N 164°32′42″W / 62.77722°N 164.54500°WCoordinates: 62°46′38″N 164°32′42″W / 62.77722°N 164.54500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Kusilvak |
Incorporated | February 13, 1964 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wilbur Hootch, Sr. |
• State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
• State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 8.6 sq mi (22.4 km2) |
• Land | 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km2) |
• Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 831 |
Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
• Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
ZIP code | 99581 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-22910 |
Emmonak (Imangaq in Central Yup'ik) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 767.
Emmonak is located in the large delta of the Yukon River at 62°46′38″N 164°32′42″W / 62.77722°N 164.54500°W (62.777328, -164.544920).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22 km2), of which, 7.5 square miles (19 km2) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it (13.08%) is water.
Emmonak is one of the last permanent settlements along the Yukon before it empties out into Bering Sea.
As of the census of 2000, there were 767 people, 189 households, and 150 families residing in the city. The population density was 102.2 people per square mile (39.4/km²). There were 218 housing units at an average density of 29.0 per square mile (11.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 5.61% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 91.26% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 2.74% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.