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Togiak (Central Yupik: Tuyuryaq) is a city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 817, up from 809 in 2000.

Togiak city overview:
Name:	Togiak city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Dillingham Census Area
Incorporated:	June 23, 1969
Elevation:	3 ft (1 m)
Total Area:	224.65 sq mi (581.84 km²)
Land Area:	42.01 sq mi (108.81 km²)
Water Area:	182.64 sq mi (473.03 km²)
Total Population:	817
Population Density:	19.45/sq mi (7.51/km²)
ZIP code:	99678
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0277690
GNISfeature ID:	1411039

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History

Togiak is the successor village of two earlier Inuit villages, Togiagamute (Togiagamiut) & Togiak Station (also known as Togiak or Owens). The prior two villages were on the eastern side of Togiak Bay. By the early 20th century, heavy winter snowfalls made wood gathering difficult, so residents began to relocate to the west side of the bay to the new village of Togiak, which first appeared on the 1920 census. The earlier village of Togiagamute is now within the adjacent Twin Hills CDP, and the old site is still occupied. Togiak Station, about 7 miles south of the former Togiagamute, is now a ghost.

The Togiak area became a draw for natives in the vicinity after the devastating influenza pandemic of 1918–19, which had almost wiped out many villages. Togiak was flooded in 1964, which prompted some residents to relocate and establish the new community of Twin Hills, northeast of the original village of Togiagamute on the upper east side of the bay.

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Geography

Togiak is located at 59°3′33″N 160°22′59″W / 59.05917°N 160.38306°W / 59.05917; -160.38306 (59.059134, -160.383186), at the head of Togiak Bay, 67 miles (108 km) west of Dillingham. It lies in Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, and is the gateway to Walrus Island Game Sanctuary. Togiak is in a climatic transition zone; however, the Arctic climate also affects the region. Average summer temperatures range from 37 to 66 °F (3 to 19 °C); winter temperatures range from −45 to 30 °F (−43 to −1 °C).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 226.3 square miles (586.0 km), of which 44.4 square miles (115.0 km) is land and 181.8 square miles (470.9 km), or 80.37%, is water.