Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta · AK

Kipnuk

A Yup'ik village at a bend in the Kugkaktlik River.

Population
704 (2020 census)
First census
1940

Then

  1. 1940

    Kipnuk first appears on the census with 144 people.

  2. 2025

    Remnants of Typhoon Halong flood the low-lying village in October.

Now

Kipnuk means "bend." Most residents speak Yup'ik.

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