City of Clark's Point, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of Clarks Point

• Name:
  Clarks Point
• Official Name:
  City of Clark's Point
• Also Known As:
  Clark's Point
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  population 138, at Clarks Point on E shore of Nushagak Bay, 14 mi. S of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.
• History (GNIS):
  The community was established in the 1920s as a cannery. The population was 25 in 1930; 22 in 1939; and 128 in 1950. The community was named for John Clark, who was the manager of the Alaska Commercial Company store at Nushagak Bay (Alaska Division of Community & Regional Affairs, Community Database, 2009). The Clarks Point post office was established in 1935. This is the site of the former Eskimo village or camp of "Sturarok," population 7, recorded in the 1890 Census (1893, p. 95).
• Surveys:
  Seward Meridian
  

  Range 55 West
  

  Townships: 15 South, 16 South

  Range 56 West
  

  Townships: 15 South, 16 South
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:58.844166758° 50' 39.0"N

  Longitude:-158.5508333158° 33' 03.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Ekuk 2.8 mi. S
  • Nushagak 7.5 mi. N
  • Nelsonville (Dillingham) 11.2 mi. N
  • Dillingham 13.9 mi. N
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Population:
  75
• Elevation:
  1 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  814724061
• Updated Apr 19, 2020