Kipnuk, Alaska
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Kipnuk Qipneq |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Kipnuk, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 59°56′15″N 164°2′38″W / 59.93750°N 164.04389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Zach Fansler (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2) |
| • Land | 19.4 sq mi (50.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 11 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 639 |
| • Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99614 |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-39740 |
Kipnuk (Qipneq in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 639.
Kipnuk consists mostly Yupik speaking Eskimos; the name means a "bend" referring to the bend in the (Qukaqliq) Kugkaktlik River where it is situated. The original settlement was situated along "Nukallpiarcunarli", a slough feeding into the (Qukaqliq) Kugkaktlik. This slough was thus named, because it was hard to detect during the Eskimo Wars. It was ideal for ambushing "Nukallpiaqs" or warrior/providers.
Kipnuk is located at 59°56′15″N 164°2′38″W / 59.93750°N 164.04389°W (59.937619, -164.043926).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 19.6 square miles (51 km2), of which, 19.4 square miles (50 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.22%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 644 people, 137 households, and 122 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 33.2 people per square mile (12.8/km²). There were 154 housing units at an average density of 7.9/sq mi (3.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.02% White, 96.58% Native American, and 1.40% from two or more races.
There were 137 households out of which 64.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.9% were non-families. 10.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.70 and the average family size was 5.04.
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