City of Koyukuk, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of Koyukuk

• Name:
  Koyukuk
• Official Name:
  City of Koyukuk
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  population 128, on right bank of Yukon River, W of Koyukuk I. and 16 mi. NE of Nulato, Nulato Hills
• History (GNIS):
  A trading post and Eskimo village listed with a population of 150 by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census. A post office was established in 1898; descontinued in 1900 and re-opened in 1933 (Ricks, 1965, p. 37). Its population was 121 in 1910; 124 in 1920; 143 in 1930; 106 in 1940; and 79 in 1950.
• Surveys:
  Kateel River Meridian
  

  Range 6 East
  

  Townships: 6 South, 7 South
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:64.880277864° 52' 49.0"N

  Longitude:-157.7008333157° 42' 03.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Yistletaw 10.4 mi. E
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Population:
  97
• Elevation:
  36 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  648453474
• Updated Apr 19, 2020