Kwethluk
| Kwethluk | |||
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Location in Alaska
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1975 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Bethel Census Area | ||
| Coordinates : | 60 ° 48 ′ N , 161 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 721 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 27.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 30.3 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 25.9 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 3 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-42380 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1405119 | ||
Kwethluk is a town in the Bethel Census Area in the US state of Alaska . According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 713 in an area of 30.3 km². The population density is 28 per km².
The village is located at the mouth of the Kwethluk in the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta , about 20 km east of Bethel .
history
Archaeological finds near the present-day town indicate that the area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the late 19th century, families from four villages on the Kwethluk River settled in Kwethluk.
The Moravian Brethren built a chapel in 1896. In 1912 a Russian Orthodox church was established.
Gold discoveries in a nearby stream attracted prospectors to the area in 1909 . However, the deposit was already exhausted in 1911. At another site on the upper reaches of the Kwethluk River, gold was panned until the Second World War .
The Bureau of Indian Affairs built a school with accommodation for the teachers in 1924. In 1947 a post office followed and in 1948 a shop that was owned by indigenous people . In 1956 a runway was built.
In 1975 Kwethluk received city rights.