Map of Koliganek CDP

Koliganek (Central Yupik: Qalirneq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located along the Nushagak River At the 2010 census, the population was 209, up from 182 in 2000.

Koliganek CDP overview:
Name:	Koliganek CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Dillingham Census Area
Elevation:	210 ft (60 m)
Total Area:	16.74 sq mi (43.35 km²)
Land Area:	16.73 sq mi (43.32 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	183
Population Density:	10.94/sq mi (4.22/km²)
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0241500

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History

The present Koliganek is the third native village to bear the name along the Nushagak River since the late 19th century. The earliest of the three was known as “Kalignak”, first settled about 1870 and was located at the junction of the Nushagak and Nuyakuk Rivers. It was later abandoned around 1940 and the residents removed to the second Koliganek, 5 miles further downstream, on the east bank across from the Napotoli Creek. A cemetery and some ruins remain there. In 1965, residents decided to relocate 4 miles further downstream, to where the present Koliganek exists. Neither of the previous villages are within the present boundaries of today’s CDP.

The original Koliganek, reported as “Kalignak”, about a dozen miles upstream at the junction of the Nushagak and Nuyakuk rivers, featured a population on the 1880 U.S. Census of 91 Inuit. The second village, about 4 miles upstream from the present village, now known as “Old Koliganek”, reported on the 1950 and 1960 censuses with 90 and 100 residents, respectively. It was abandoned between 1963-65.

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Geography

Koliganek is located at 59°43′44″N 157°16′38″W / 59.72889°N 157.27722°W / 59.72889; -157.27722 (59.728817, -157.277244), along the Nushagak River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.8 square miles (43.4 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km), or 0.10%, is water.