Toksook Bay, Alaska
Toksook Bay
Nunakauyaq, Tuqsuq/Tuqsuk | |
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Aerial photo of Toksook Bay Airport | |
Toksook Bay Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 60°31′50″N 165°06′12″W / 60.53056°N 165.10333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Incorporated | April 4, 1972 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sam Chanar |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Nellie Unangiq Jimmie (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.53 sq mi (182.67 km2) |
| • Land | 28.71 sq mi (74.35 km2) |
| • Water | 41.82 sq mi (108.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 658 |
| • Density | 22.9/sq mi (8.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP Code | 99637 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-78240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1411060, 2418864 |
Toksook Bay (TOOK-sook or TUCK-sook) is a city and village on Nelson Island in Bethel Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2020 census, Toksook Bay had a population of 658.
Toksook Bay (pronounced Tuqsuk Bay in Yup'ik) was established in 1964 by residents of nearby Nightmute. Nunakauyaq is its ‘real name’. Almost the entire population are members of the Alaska Native Nunakauyarmiut ("People of Nunakauyaq"), who rely on fishing and other subsistence activities.