Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta · AK
Bethel
Western Alaska's biggest town, on the Kuskokwim.
- Population
- 6,325 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1957
- KYUK radio
- 1971
Then
- 1880
Mumtrekhlagamute Station has 29 Yup'ik residents.
- 1957
Bethel incorporates.
- 1971
KYUK becomes the first Native-owned radio station in the US.
- 1980
The Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race begins.
Now
Bethel's port is the northernmost medium-draft port in the country, about 50 miles up the Kuskokwim.