Information About

Hooper Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 31' 52" N,
166 ° 5' 48.001" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Nearest City

Chevak

Elevation

26 ft (7.92 m)

Hooper Bay in Detail.

About

population 460, on Hooper Bay, 20 mi. S of Cape Romanzof, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

History

The Eskimo name for this old village is "Askinuk," as first reported by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, in December 1878. The 1880 census shows "Askinak" with 175 Eskimo and the 1890 Census shows "Askinaghamiut," numbering 138, living in 14 dwellings. A post office was established here with the name "Hooper Bay," in 1934 (Ricks, 1965, p. 27). USC&,GS, in 1951, reported the present-day %skimo name "Na-par-ag-a-miut," "stake village people," for Hooper Bay.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Hooper Bay

Cities:

Igiak,

Bars:

Panowat Spit,

Bays:

Hooper Bay, Kokechik Bay,

Capes:

Dall Point, Nuok Spit,

Rivers:

Ekasluktuli River, Manayagavik Slough,

Streams:

Issortulik Slough, Napareayak Slough, Painorouyun Slough,

Cities:

Hooper Bay,