Akiak’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Akiak. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAkiak (ACK-ee-ack) (Central Yupik: Akiaq) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 462 at the 2020 census, up from 346 in 2010. It is the home of the Akiak Native Community.
Akiak was established in 1970. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 346 to 462 (+34%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Akiak yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Akiak’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Akiak’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAKI-b, 1996: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Akiak, decade by decade
Nothing in Akiak is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Akiak has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Kwethluk, 10.4 miles away.
Akiak and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.