Map of Nightmute city

Nightmute (Central Yupik: Negtemiut or Negta) is a city and village in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 208 at the 2000 census and 280 as of the 2010 census.

Nightmute city overview:
Name:	Nightmute city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Bethel Census Area
Incorporated:	April 30, 1974
Elevation:	75 ft (23 m)
Total Area:	104.39 sq mi (270.38 km²)
Land Area:	98.96 sq mi (256.30 km²)
Water Area:	5.43 sq mi (14.08 km²)
Total Population:	306
Population Density:	3.09/sq mi (1.19/km²)
ZIP code:	99690
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0253930
GNISfeature ID:	1407008

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Nightmute online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Nightmute location map. Where is Nightmute city?

Nightmute location on the Alaska map. Where is Nightmute city. — Location of Nightmute in Alaska.

History

Negtemiut literally means ‘the people of the pressed-down place’. The first element is negte- ‘to press down on’. The suffix is -miut ‘people’.

It first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated native village of “Nigtmuit”. In 1950 and 1960, it was spelled “Nigtmute”. In 1970, the spelling used was “Nightmute”. It formally incorporated in 1974.

In 1964, many of its residents relocated by dogsled and founded the bayside community of Toksook Bay about 15 miles (24 km) downriver. The relocation was to avoid the yearly spring-winter migration to and from Umkumiut and Nightmute.

Nightmute Road Map

Nightmute city Satellite Map

Geography

Nightmute is located on Nelson Island near Toksook Bay. The two villages connect by snowmachine trail in winter.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 101.5 square miles (263 km), of which 97.0 square miles (251 km) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km) (4.50%) is water. Nightmute lies 15 to 17 miles east of the neighboring village of Toksook Bay.