Eyak, Alaska

Eyak (Igya'aq in Alutiiq; ’Iiyaaq(daat) in Eyak) is an Alaska Native Village Statistic Area[1] within the city of Cordova, Alaska in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. It was formerly a census-designated place (CDP) from 1980 to 1990, before being annexed to Cordova. As of 2010 the population was 128, down from 168 in 2000.

Eyak, Alaska
Igya'aq
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaValdez-Cordova Census Area
Government
 • State senatorGary Stevens (R)
 • State rep.Louise Stutes (R)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total128

The community was named after the Eyak people.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900222—
1920320—
193036614.4%
1940365−0.3%
198047—
1990172266.0%
2000168−2.3%
2010128−23.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Eyak first appeared on the *1900 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village (*note may have appeared previously as Ighiak in 1890, requires more research). It next appeared on the 1920-1940 censuses and then not again until 1980 when it was made a census-designated place (CDP). After 1990 it was annexed into the city of Cordova. However, it still holds the distinction of being an Alaskan Native Village Statistical Area (ANVSA) within Cordova in the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Censuses.

Notes
  1. "Eyak, Alaska Native Village Statistic Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  3. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

References

60°31′30″N 145°36′00″W


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