Stony River, Alaska

Stony River, Alaska
Gidighuyghatno’ Xidochagg Qay (Degexit'an)
K'qizaghetnu Hdakaq' (Tanaina)
Stony River Tribal Office
Location of Stony River, Alaska
Coordinates: 61°47′15″N 156°35′28″W / 61.78750°N 156.59111°W / 61.78750; -156.59111
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaBethel
Government
 • State senatorLyman Hoffman (D)
 • State rep.Bryce Edgmon (I)
Area
 • Total
4.56 sq mi (11.80 km2)
 • Land3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2)
 • Water1.42 sq mi (3.68 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
57
 • Density18.2/sq mi (7.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99557
Area code907
FIPS code02-73400

Stony River (Gidighuyghatno’ Xidochagg Qay’ in Deg Xinag, K'qizaghetnu Hdakaq’ in Dena'ina) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stony River had a population of 57.

Native inhabitants are mixed Athabaskan and Yup'ik ancestry of Alaska Native. Stony River village is the modern contact point between Yu'pik Eskimo and three distinct Athabaskan peoples: Deg Hit'an, Dena'ina, and Upper Kuskokwim. Today there is considerable multilingualism in Stony River village between Yu'pik and three distinct Athabaskan languages.