Editing Koyukuk, Alaska

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Koyukuk
|native_name              = Meneelghaadze’ T’oh
     
| native_name_lang        = koy
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Alaska]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk]]
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Agnes S. Dayton<ref>{{Cite book|title=2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|year=2015|page=94}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
|leader_name1             = [[Click Bishop]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
|leader_title2            = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
|leader_name2             = [[Mike Cronk]] (R)
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = September 25, 1973<ref>{{cite journal|title=Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974|journal=Alaska Local Government|volume=XIII|issue=2|page=51|location=Juneau|publisher=[[Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development|Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs]]|date=January 1974}}</ref>

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|population_total         = 98
|population_density_km2   = 6.59
|population_density_sq_mi = 17.06
|timezone                 = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
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|postal_code              = 99754
|area_code                = [[Area code 907|907]]
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'''Koyukuk''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ai|j|ə|k|ə|k|}}) ({{langx|koy|Meneelghaadze’ T’oh}} {{IPA|koy|məniːlʁæːt͡səʔ tʼoh|}}) is a city in [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska]], United States.  At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 96, down from 101 in 2000.

{{As of|2009}}, Koyukuk is one of a number of Alaskan communities threatened by erosion.<ref>[http://www.thesewardphoenixlog.com/news/story/1085 "Coastal erosion problems receive new funding"]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==History==
The Koyukon [[Athabascan]]s had seasonal camps and moved when the wild game migrated. There were 12 summer fish camps located on the Yukon River between the Koyukuk River and the [[Nowitna River]]. Trading between the Koyukon and [[Inupiat people|Inupiat]] of the [[Kobuk River]] area has occurred before the arrival of Europeans.

After the [[Alaska Purchase]], a United States military telegraph line was constructed along the north side of the Yukon River and Koyukuk became the site of a telegraph station. A trading post opened around 1880, just before the gold rush of 1884–85. Steamboats on the Yukon, which supplied gold prospectors ran before and after 1900 with 46 boats in operation on the river in the peak year of 1900. A measles epidemic and food shortages during 1900 reduced the population of the area by one-third.

The first school in Koyukuk was constructed in 1939. After the school was built, families began to live at Koyukuk year-round.

Koyukuk was used as an Iditarod checkpoint in 2015 when the race was rerouted from Fairbanks.

==Geography==
Koyukuk is located at {{coord|64.881745|-157.704393|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

Koyukuk is located on the [[Yukon River]] near the mouth of the [[Koyukuk River]]. It is {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of [[Galena, Alaska|Galena]]. It is adjacent to the [[Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge]] and the [[Innoko National Wildlife Refuge]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|6.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.64%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 150
|1890= 174
|1910= 121
|1920= 124
|1930= 143
|1940= 106
|1950= 79
|1960= 128
|1970= 124
|1980= 98
|1990= 126
|2000= 101
|2010= 96
|2020= 98
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Koyukuk first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the "Koyukuk Settlements", a [[Tinneh]] village.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics of the Population of Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1880}}</ref> In 1890, it returned as "Koyukuk River Settlements."<ref>{{cite web |title=Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890 |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v8-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=Government Printing Office}}</ref> It did not appear again until 1910, then as Koyukuk. It formally incorporated in 1973.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 101 people, 39 households, and 24 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|16.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 55 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 8.91% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] and 91.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]].

There were 39 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 12.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 144.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,375, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,341. There were 20.8% of families and 35.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 53.8% of under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.

==Education==
The [[Yukon–Koyukuk School District]] operates the Ella B. Vernetti School in Koyukuk.<ref>"[http://www.yksd.com/domain/32 Ella B. Vernetti School, Koyukuk]." [[Yukon–Koyukuk School District]]. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.</ref>

==Notable people==
[[George Attla]] (1933–2015), champion sprint dog musher, was born at a fishing camp outside of Koyukuk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Attla Obituary (1933 - 2015) - Fairbanks, AK - Daily News-Miner |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsminer/name/george-attla-obituary?id=17228177 |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska}}

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[[Category:Cities in Alaska]]
[[Category:Cities in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Yukon River]]