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Eek’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Eek. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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1famous people
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Eek, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Eek yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Eek (; Central Yupik: Iik) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 404 residents, the majority being Alaska Natives.

Eek was established in 1970. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 296 to 404 (+36%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Eek, 1922 to 1996

Woven from the archive, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1922Born hereRaymond Christiansen is born here
  3. 1970
    FoundingEek is established
  4. 1996In the archiveEEK-b
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