Saint Mary's
Negeqliq (Central Yupik) | |
|---|---|
  Saint Mary's Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 62°2′43″N 163°13′7″W / 62.04528°N 163.21861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Kusilvak Census Area |
| Incorporated | August 2, 1967[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | William F. Alstrom[2] |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.57 sq mi (133.56 km2) |
| • Land | 44.60 sq mi (115.53 km2) |
| • Water | 6.96 sq mi (18.03 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 599 |
| • Density | 13.43/sq mi (5.19/km2) |
| ZIP code | 99658 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-66140 |
St. Mary's (Central Yupik: Negeqliq) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. The adjacent village of Andreafsky (historically known as Clear River) joined with St. Mary's in 1980.[4] At the 2010 census the population was 507, up from 500 in 2000. By 2018, the population was estimated to be 567.
Within Saint Mary's there are two federally-recognized tribes the Algaaciq Native Village and the Yuupiit of Andreafsky.[5]
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 129.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 135.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "The History of Andreafsky". ExploreNorth. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ Nicole Herman-Mercer, 2010. Indigenous environmental knowledge: past cases and future prospects