Map of Alakanuk city

Alakanuk (ah-LUG-uh-nuck) (Central Yupik: Alarneq) is a second class city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the Unorganized Borough in the western part of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 677, up from 652 in 2000.

Alakanuk city overview:
Name:	Alakanuk city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Kusilvak Census Area
Incorporated:	October 28, 1969
Elevation:	3 ft (1 m)
Total Area:	41.80 sq mi (108.26 km²)
Land Area:	32.20 sq mi (83.40 km²)
Water Area:	9.60 sq mi (24.86 km²)
Total Population:	756
Population Density:	23.48/sq mi (9.07/km²)
ZIP code:	99554
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0201200
GNISfeature ID:	1398042

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History

Alakanuk is a Yup’ik word meaning “wrong way” or “mistake village”, aptly applied to a village on this maze of watercourses. The village was first reported by G.R. Putnam of the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1899. It was originally settled by a Yup’ik shaman named Anguksuar and his family. A Catholic mission school was built near the village. A post office was established in 1946. In 1948, the school was relocated to St. Mary’s, and many families moved from the old school site to Alakanuk. It incorporated as a second-class city in 1969.

A federally recognized tribe is located in the community—the Village of Alakanuk.