Place:Ekwok, Dillingham, Alaska, United States

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NameEkwok
TypeCity
Coordinates59.349°N 157.485°W
Located inDillingham, Alaska, United States
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Ekwok is a city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 111.

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Ekwok means "end of the bluff" (river's edge) in Yupik, from ("end"). It is the oldest continuously occupied Yupik village on the Nushagak River. During the 1800s, the settlement was used in the spring and summer as a fish camp, and in the fall as a base camp for picking berries. By 1923, it was the largest settlement along the river.

From the early 1900s until 1941, mail was delivered by dog sled from Dillingham. In 1941 a post office opened in Ekwok. Before 1960, most of the buildings in Ekwok were located in a low area near the river. After a flood in the early 1960s, the village was relocated to its current location.

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