Chignik, Alaska

Chignik, Alaska
Cirniq
Chignik from above
Chignik from above
Chignik is located in Alaska
Chignik
Chignik
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 56°17′54″N 158°24′16″W / 56.29833°N 158.40444°W / 56.29833; -158.40444
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughLake and Peninsula
IncorporatedMay 16, 1983[1]
Government
 • MayorRobert Carpenter[2]
 • State senatorLyman Hoffman (D)[3]
 • State rep.Bryce Edgmon (I)
Area
 • Total15.85 sq mi (41.06 km2)
 • Land10.95 sq mi (28.35 km2)
 • Water4.91 sq mi (12.70 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total97
 • Density8.86/sq mi (3.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP codes
99548, 99564
Area code907
FIPS code02-13550
GNIS feature ID1400269

Chignik (Alutiiq: Cirniq) is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. It is two hundred and fifty miles southwest of Kodiak. At the 2020 census the population was 97, up from 91 in 2010.[5]

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 38.
  2. ^ 2023 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. January 2023. p. 55. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Senator Lyman Hoffman". Alaska Senate Majority. Alaskasenate.org. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved December 5, 2021.