Information About

Koyukuk

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 52' 49.001" N,
157 ° 42' 2.999" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Elevation

121 ft (36.88 m)

Koyukuk in Detail.

About

population 128, on right bank of Yukon River, W of Koyukuk I. and 16 mi. NE of Nulato, Nulato Hills

History

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.