Kasigluk Kassigluq |
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Census-designated place | |
Location of Kasigluk, Alaska |
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Coordinates: 60°53′31″N 162°32′9″W / 60.89194°N 162.53583°W | |
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 (60.892005, -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.