McGrath, Alaska

McGrath
Tochak’, Digenegh
McGrath Post Office, September 1914
McGrath Post Office, September 1914
McGrath is located in Alaska
McGrath
McGrath
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 62°57′07″N 155°34′38″W / 62.95194°N 155.57722°W / 62.95194; -155.57722
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk
IncorporatedJune 3, 1975[1]
Government
 • MayorMike Tierney[2]
 • State senatorClick Bishop (R)
 • State rep.Mike Cronk (R)
Area
 • Total47.94 sq mi (124.17 km2)
 • Land42.33 sq mi (109.64 km2)
 • Water5.61 sq mi (14.53 km2)
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total301
 • Density7.11/sq mi (2.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99627
Area code907
FIPS code02-46010
GNIS feature ID1406131, 2419425

McGrath (Tochak’[4] in Upper Kuskokwim, Digenegh[5] in Deg Xinag) is a city[6][7] and village on the Kuskokwim River in Alaska, United States. The population was 301 at the 2020 census.[8] Despite its small population, the village is an important transportation and economic hub for the area.

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 95.
  2. ^ "McGrath, Alaska - City Council".
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names
  5. ^ ankn.uaf.edu: Deg Xinag Ałixi Ni’elyoy / Deg Xinag Learners' Dictionary (2007)
  6. ^ "McGrath city, Alaska". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "Alaska Taxable 2011: Municipal Taxation - Rates and Policies" (PDF). Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. January 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2022.