Mekoryuk, Alaska
E606692
Mekoryuk, Alaska is a small Yup’ik/Cup’ig Native village on Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea, known for its strong Indigenous cultural traditions and subsistence lifestyle.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ village ⓘ |
| access |
air transport
ⓘ
seasonal sea transport ⓘ |
| airportIATACode | MYU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airportICAOCode | PAMY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode | 907 ⓘ |
| climateClassification | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disincorporatedAsCity | 1997 ⓘ |
| economyType | subsistence-based economy ⓘ |
| elevationInFeet | 13 ⓘ |
| elevationInMeters | 4 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Cupʼig people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yupʼik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Alaska Native NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 02-47620 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1406240 ⓘ |
| hasSchool | Nuniwarmiut School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 1970 ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople |
Cupʼig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yupʼik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landAreaInSquareKilometers | 15.26 ⓘ |
| landAreaInSquareMiles | 5.89 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Bethel Census Area, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nunivak Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strong Indigenous cultural traditions
ⓘ
subsistence lifestyle ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | Alaska Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population |
191
ⓘ
210 ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear |
2000
ⓘ
2010 ⓘ 2020 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 99630 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguages |
Cupʼig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| region | Western Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Lower Kuskokwim School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy | Mekoryuk Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateLegislativeDistrict |
Alaska House District 38
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alaska Senate District T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterAreaInSquareKilometers | 0.01 ⓘ |
| waterAreaInSquareMiles | 0.00 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.