Egegik, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Egegik, Alaska
Native Name:Igyagiiq, Igya'iq, Igyagiq
Native Name Lang:esu
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Label:Egegik
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alaska
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Borough
Subdivision Name2:Lake and Peninsula
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Scovi Deigh
Leader Title1:State senator
Leader Name1:Lyman Hoffman (D)[1]
Leader Title2:State rep.
Leader Name2:Bryce Edgmon (I)
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1995[2]
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:332.82
Area Land Km2:76.54
Area Water Km2:256.29
Area Total Sq Mi:128.50
Area Land Sq Mi:29.55
Area Water Sq Mi:98.95
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:39
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Elevation M:4
Elevation Ft:13
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99579
Area Code:907
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-21150
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Population Density Sq Mi:1.32
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:0.51

Egegik (IgyagiiqSugpiaq: Igya'iq, Igyagiq[4]) is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 39, down from 109 in 2010.[5] It has been home to cannery operations.

Geography

Egegik is at 58.2192°N -157.3581°W (58.219292, -157.357989)[6] on the eastern shores of both Bristol Bay and, more locally, of Egegik Bay. The village is on a high bluff along the southern shore of the Egegik River at the upper extent of Egegik Bay.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 134sqmi, of which, 32.8sqmi is land and 101.2sqmi (75.54%) is water.

Demographics

Egegik first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit village of Igagik. It appeared again under that name in 1890 and 1900. It returned again in 1920 as Egegik.[7]

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 64 people, 44 households, and 2 1/2 families residing in the city. The population density was 3.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 286 housing units at an average density of 8.7/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 18.97% White, 57.76% Native American, 0.86% Asian, and 22.41% from two or more races. 6.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 44 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.7% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.74.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 32.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 146.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,000, and the median income for a family was $59,583. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $40,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,352. There were no families and 6.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senator Lyman Hoffman . Alaskasenate.org . Alaska Senate Majority . November 16, 2019 . April 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408143501/https://www.alaskasenate.org/2020/member/lyman-hoffman/ . dead .
  2. Book: 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau. Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. 51.
  3. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  4. Web site: SUK972L1982d-smaller . June 26, 2023 . www.uafanlc.alaska.edu.
  5. Web site: 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places . Web . State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development . December 5, 2021.
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  7. Web site: Geological Survey Professional Paper. 1949.
  8. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .