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Goodnews Bay (Central Yupik: Mamterat) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 243, up from 230 in 2000.

Goodnews Bay city overview:
Name:	Goodnews Bay city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Bethel Census Area
Incorporated:	July 9, 1970
Elevation:	26 ft (8 m)
Total Area:	3.33 sq mi (8.63 km²)
Land Area:	3.33 sq mi (8.63 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	258
Population Density:	77.38/sq mi (29.88/km²)
ZIP code:	99589
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0229290
GNISfeature ID:	1415910

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History

Goodnews Bay first reported on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit village of “Mumtrahamute” with 162 residents (all Inuit). It reported on the 1890 census as “Mumtrahamiut”, again returning with an unchanged 162 residents. It next reported in 1920 as “Mumtrakmut.” In 1926, platinum was discovered in the region around Goodnews Bay and was mined by the Goodnews Bay Mining Company until 1979. It next reported in 1940 as “Good News Bay.” It returned in 1950 as “Mumtrak.” From 1960-70, it also returned as Mumtrak with the alternative name of Goodnews Bay. It formally incorporated in 1970 as Goodnews Bay, and has returned as such since 1980.

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Geography

Goodnews Bay is located on the north shore of Goodnews Bay at the mouth of the Goodnews River, at 59°7′17″N 161°35′9″W / 59.12139°N 161.58583°W / 59.12139; -161.58583 (59.121408, -161.585835). It is 116 miles (187 km) south of Bethel, 110 miles (180 km) northwest of Dillingham and 400 miles (640 km) west of Anchorage.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km), all of it land.