| Official Name: | Toksook Bay |
| Native Name: | Nunakauyaq, Tuqsuq/Tuqsuk |
| Native Name Lang: | esu |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alaska |
| Coordinates: | 60.5306°N -165.1033°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census Area |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bethel |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | April 4, 1972[1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sam Chanar |
| Leader Title1: | State senator |
| Leader Name1: | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| Leader Title2: | State rep. |
| Leader Name2: | Conrad McCormick (D) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 182.67 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 70.53 |
| Area Land Km2: | 74.35 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 28.71 |
| Area Water Km2: | 108.32 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 41.82 |
| Elevation M: | 0 |
| Elevation Ft: | 0 |
| Population Total: | 658 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.85 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 22.92 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
| Utc Offset: | −9 |
| Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −8 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 99637 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | , |
Toksook Bay [3] is a city[4] [5] and village on Nelson Island in Bethel Census Area, Alaska. The population was 590 at the 2010 census, up from 532 in 2000. As of 2018, the estimated population was 667,[4] [6] making it the largest village on the island.
Toksook Bay (pronounced Tuqsuk Bay in Yup'ik) was established in 1964 by residents of nearby Nightmute. Nunakauyaq is its ‘real name’.[7] [8] Almost the entire population are members of the Alaska Native Nunakauyarmiut ("People of Nunakauyaq"), who rely on fishing and other subsistence activities.
The community was chosen as the site of first enumeration of the 2020 U.S. Census, due to the remoteness of the Alaskan Bush and the necessity of collecting census data early from remote sites. The enumeration started on January 21, 2020.[9]
Toksook Bay first appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated in 1972.
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 532 people, 106 households, and 94 families residing in the city. The population density was 16.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 110 housing units at an average density of 3.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 2.44% White, 94.36% Native American, and 3.20% from two or more races.
There were 106 households, out of which 68.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.3% were non-families. Of all households 10.4% were made up of individuals, and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.02 and the average family size was 5.45.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 44.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 14.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,208, and the median income for a family was $32,188. Males had a median income of $22,813 versus $36,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,761. About 26.9% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.4% of those under age 18 and 28.6% of those age 65 or over.
The Lower Kuskokwim School District operates Nelson Island School, K–12.[11]