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Nanwalek, Alaska

Nanwalek, Alaska
Location of Nanwalek
Location of Nanwalek
Coordinates: 59°21′13″N 151°54′45″W / 59.35361°N 151.91250°W / 59.35361; -151.91250
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
Government
 • Borough mayorPeter Micciche
 • State senatorLyman Hoffman (D)
 • State rep.Bryce Edgmon (I)
Area
 • Total
8.40 sq mi (21.75 km2)
 • Land8.38 sq mi (21.72 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
50 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
247
 • Density29.46/sq mi (11.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99603
Area code907
FIPS code02-52210

Nanwalek (‘place by lagoon’; Russian: Нануалек), formerly Alexandrovsk (Russian: Александровск) and later English Bay, is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, that contains a traditional Alutiiq village. The population was 247 at the 2020 United States census,[2]down from 254 in 2010. There is one school located in the community, attended by 81 students. [3]

Subsistence activities are a large part of the culture for indigenous people, and Nanwalek is no exception, especially when it comes to salmon and seal harvesting. The sale of alcohol is banned in the village, although importing and possession are allowed.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ https://data.census.gov/profile/Nanwalek_CDP,_Alaska?g=160XX00US0252210
  3. ^ "Alaska Department of education & Early Development".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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