Eyak, Alaska

Eyak, Alaska
Igya'aq
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaValdez-Cordova Census Area
Government
 • State senatorGary Stevens (R)
 • State rep.Louise Stutes (R)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total128

Eyak (Igya'aq in Alutiiq; ’Iiyaaq(daat) in Eyak) is an Alaska Native Village Statistic Area[1] within the city of Cordova, Alaska in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. It was formerly a census-designated place (CDP) from 1980 to 1990, before being annexed to Cordova. As of 2010 the population was 128, down from 168 in 2000.

The community was named after the Eyak people.[2]

  1. ^ "Eyak, Alaska Native Village Statistic Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.