Tyonek, Alaska
Tyonek, Alaska
Qaggeyshlat | |
|---|---|
Location in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 61°04′05″N 151°08′28″W / 61.068°N 151.141°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Peter Micciche |
| • State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| • State rep. | Bryce Edgmon (I) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.04 sq mi (178.80 km2) |
| • Land | 67.93 sq mi (175.94 km2) |
| • Water | 1.10 sq mi (2.86 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 152 |
| • Density | 2.2/sq mi (0.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99682 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-79890 |
Tyonek or Present / New Tyonek (Dena'ina: Qaggeyshlat - ″little place between toes") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census the population was 152, down from 171 in 2010. In 1973, the community formed the Tyonek Native Corporation (TNC) under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and is federally recognized.