Akhiok, Alaska

Akhiok, Alaska
Kasukuak
Protection of the Theotokos Chapel
Akhiok, Alaska is located in Alaska
Akhiok, Alaska
Akhiok, Alaska
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 56°56′40″N 154°10′13″W / 56.94444°N 154.17028°W / 56.94444; -154.17028
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKodiak Island
IncorporatedNovember 20, 1972[1]
Government
 • MayorDan McCoy[2]
 • State senatorGary Stevens (R)
 • State rep.Louise Stutes (R)
Area
 • Total9.61 sq mi (24.89 km2)
 • Land7.40 sq mi (19.17 km2)
 • Water2.21 sq mi (5.72 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total63
 • Density8.51/sq mi (3.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99615
Area code907
FIPS code02-00650
GNIS feature ID1398007

Akhiok (Kasukuak[4] in Alutiiq; Russian: Акхиок) is a second-class city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. Akhiok is Kodiak's southernmost village. The population was 63 at the 2020 census.[5] Akhiok, which does not have a post office, is a rural location in postal code 99615 that belongs to Kodiak. The village is sometimes called Alitak, after a nearby bay.

  1. ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 12. January 1974.
  2. ^ 2023 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. January 2023. p. 35. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Akhiok city, Alaska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2013.