Kipnuk, Alaska
Kipnuk, Alaska
Qipneq | |
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Houses in Kipnuk | |
Location of Kipnuk, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 59°56′15″N 164°2′38″W / 59.93750°N 164.04389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Established | 1968 |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Nellie Jimmie (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.57 sq mi (53.28 km2) |
| • Land | 20.26 sq mi (52.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 704 |
| • Density | 34.7/sq mi (13.41/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99614 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-39740 |
Kipnuk (Central Yupik: Qipneq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kipnuk had a population of 704.
Kipnuk consists mostly of Yup'ik speaking Native Alaskans; the name means a "bend" referring to the bend in the (Qukaqliq) Kugkaktlik River where it is situated. The original settlement was situated along "Nukallpiarcunarli", a slough feeding into the (Qukaqliq) Kugkaktlik. This slough was thus named, because it was hard to detect. It was ideal for ambushing "Nukallpiaqs" or warrior/providers.