Chevak
Cevʼaq | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Chevak, August 2013 | |
  Chevak Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 61°31′40″N 165°34′43″W / 61.52778°N 165.57861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Kusilvak |
| Incorporated | October 13, 1967[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Phillip Paniyak[2] |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Conrad McCormick (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2) |
| • Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 951 |
| • Density | 832.02/sq mi (321.11/km2) |
| • Demonym | Chevaker |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99563 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-13230 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1400219 |
Chevak (Cevʼaq , which means "cut-through channel" in Chevak Cup’ik) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 951, up from 938 in 2010.
There is a tri-language system in Chevak; English, Cup’ik, and a mixture of the two languages. The people in Chevak speak a dialect of Central Yup'ik, Cup'ik (pr. Chew-pick), and identify themselves as Cup'ik people rather than Yup'ik. This unique identity has allowed them to form a single-site school district, the Kashunamiut School District, rather than joining a neighboring Yup'ik school district. The Cup'ik dialect is distinguished from Yup'ik by the change of "y" sounds into "ch" sounds, represented by the letter "c", and by some words that are completely different from Yup'ik words.
- ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 24. January 1974.
- ^ 2023 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. January 2023. p. 54. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.