Hooper Bay, Alaska

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Hooper Bay, Alaska is a remote coastal city in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta known for its predominantly Yup'ik population, subsistence lifestyle, and reliance on fishing and hunting.

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Hooper Bay, Alaska canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
accessibleBy air
small boat
areaCode 907
borough Kusilvak Census Area
Wade Hampton Census Area
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economyIncludes commercial fishing
seasonal employment
elevationAboveSeaLevel 13 feet
4 meters
hasAirport Hooper Bay Airport
hasClimate maritime-influenced climate
subarctic climate
hasCulturalRegion Yup'ik cultural area
hasHazardRisk coastal erosion
flooding
hasIndigenousLanguage Central Alaskan Yup’ik
surface form: Central Alaskan Yup'ik
hasMajorEthnicGroup Yup’ik people
surface form: Yup'ik people
hasNearbyWetlandRegion Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
surface form: Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta wetlands
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity subsistence fishing
subsistence gathering
subsistence hunting
hasPrimaryHeatingFuel fuel oil
hasPublicSchool Hooper Bay School
hasRunwaySurface gravel
hasSchoolDistrict Lower Yukon School District
hasTraditionalNameLanguage Yupik
surface form: Yup'ik
hasTransportationMode all-terrain vehicle
snowmachine
incorporationDate 1966
isRemoteSettlement true
locatedIn Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
surface form: Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
locatedOn coast of the Bering Sea
population 1149
1375
populationCensusYear 2010
2020
postalCode 99604
predominantChristianDenomination Moravian Church in America
surface form: Moravian Church

Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
predominantReligion Christianity
reliesOn marine mammal hunting
salmon fishing
waterfowl hunting
state Alaska

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southwestern Alaska majorSettlement Hooper Bay, Alaska
subject surface form: Southwestern Alaska
Bethel Census Area hasSettlement Hooper Bay, Alaska
Hooper Bay–Chevak dialect spokenIn Hooper Bay, Alaska
Yup’ik people notableCommunity Hooper Bay, Alaska