Kwethluk (/ˈkwiːθlʊk/ KWEETH-luuk; Central Yupik: Kuiggluk) is a city in Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2010 census the population was 721, up from 713 in 2000.
Name: | Kwethluk city |
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LSAD Code: | 25 |
LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
State: | Alaska |
County: | Bethel Census Area |
Incorporated: | 1975 |
Elevation: | 10 ft (3 m) |
Total Area: | 11.82 sq mi (30.62 km²) |
Land Area: | 10.18 sq mi (26.35 km²) |
Water Area: | 1.65 sq mi (4.26 km²) |
Total Population: | 812 |
Population Density: | 79.80/sq mi (30.81/km²) |
ZIP code: | 99621 |
Area code: | 907 |
FIPS code: | 0242380 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1405119 |
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Geography
Kwethluk is located at 60°48′8″N 161°25′7″W / 60.80222°N 161.41861°W / 60.80222; -161.41861 (60.802332, -161.418556). It lies at the confluence of the Kuskokwim and Kwethluk rivers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.[1] The constantly changing channel gives the village its name: Kwethluk is derived from the Yupik kuik, meaning “river”, plus -rrluk, meaning “bad, unnatural”.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30 km), of which, 10.0 square miles (26 km) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km) of it (14.76%) is water.
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