Kwethluk, Alaska
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Kwethluk Kuiggluk |
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| City | |
 Kwethluk
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| Coordinates: 60°48′8″N 161°25′7″W / 60.80222°N 161.41861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Incorporated | 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Max P. Angellan |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Zach Fansler (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2) |
| • Land | 10.0 sq mi (25.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 721 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99621 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-42380 |
Kwethluk (Kuiggluk in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a city in Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2010 census the population was 721.
Kwethluk is located at 60°48′8″N 161°25′7″W / 60.80222°N 161.41861°W (60.802332, -161.418556). It lies at the confluence of the Kuskokwim and Kwethluk rivers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.[1] The constantly changing channel gives the village its name: Kwethluk is derived from the Yupik kuik, meaning "river", plus -rrluk, meaning "bad, unnatural".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30 km2), of which, 10.0 square miles (26 km2) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) of it (14.76%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 713 people, 153 households, and 132 families residing in the city. The population density was 71.4 people per square mile (27.6/km²). There were 199 housing units at an average density of 19.9 per square mile (7.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 4.77% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 92.85% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 1.96% from two or more races.
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