Kwethluk, Alaska

Kwethluk
Kuiggluk
Aerial photograph of Kwethluk
Aerial photograph of Kwethluk
Kwethluk is located in Alaska
Kwethluk
Kwethluk
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 60°48′8″N 161°25′7″W / 60.80222°N 161.41861°W / 60.80222; -161.41861
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census areaBethel
Incorporated1975[1]
Government
 • MayorSamuel Nicori, 2017
 • State senatorLyman Hoffman (D)
 • State rep.Conrad McCormick (D)
Area
 • Total11.82 sq mi (30.62 km2)
 • Land10.18 sq mi (26.35 km2)
 • Water1.65 sq mi (4.26 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total812
 • Density79.80/sq mi (30.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99621
Area code907
FIPS code02-42380
GNIS feature ID1405119

Kwethluk (/ˈkwθlʊk/ KWEETH-luuk; Central Yupik: Kuiggluk)[3] is a city in Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2010 census the population was 721, up from 713 in 2000. It is the birthplace of Saint Olga of Alaska.

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 90.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference YEKPA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).