Levelock, Alaska

Levelock, Alaska
Liivlek
Kivichakh
Location of Levelock, Alaska
Location of Levelock, Alaska
Coordinates: 59°6′37″N 156°51′31″W / 59.11028°N 156.85861°W / 59.11028; -156.85861
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughLake and Peninsula
Government
 • Borough mayorGlen Alsworth, Sr.[1]
 • State senatorLyman Hoffman (D)
 • State rep.Bryce Edgmon (I)
Area
 • Total16.73 sq mi (43.32 km2)
 • Land16.73 sq mi (43.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
50 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total69
 • Density4.13/sq mi (1.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99625
Area code907
FIPS code02-43810

Levelock (Central Yupik: Liivlek) is a census-designated place (CDP) along the Kvichak River in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. It was known by the indigenous name of Kivichakh,[3] a variant of Kvichak. At the 2020 census the population was 69,[4] same amount as in 2010.[5]

  1. ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 12.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Hodge, Frederick Webb (1968). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Scholarly Press. p. 1075. Kivichakh = Kvichak
  4. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Levelock CDP, Alaska". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2019.