Ekuk
| Ekuk | |||
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 Ekuk Pier |
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| Location in Alaska | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Unorganized Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 58 ° 49 ′ N , 158 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 0.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 12.2 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) of which 12.2 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 5 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-21700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1401735 | ||
Ekuk is a village in the Dillingham Census Area in Alaska . According to the 2000 census , two people lived there. The cannery workers and the crews of the commercial fishing boats bring the village to life in the summer.
history
Ekuk means "the last village below" and indicates that Ekuk is the southernmost village on Nushagak Bay, a branch of Bristol Bay . The village is mentioned in Russian records from 1824 and 1828 as Ekouk and Seleniye Ikuk . It is believed that Ekuk was once a large Eskimos village . Before the first canning factory opened in Ekuk in 1903, many residents moved to the Moravian Mission near Carmel . Today only the family of the cannery security guard is on site all year round.
Web links
Commons : Ekuk - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Alaskan Churches Database: Ekuk (English)