Russian Mission

Also known as Russian Mission, Alaska, Russian Mission, AK

city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Census area: Kusilvak
Ancsa regional corporation: Calista
Incorporated: October 28, 1970
Mayor: Basil Changsak
State senator: Donny Olson ( D )
State rep: Neal Foster (D)
Total: 5.72 sq mi (14.82 km )
Land: 5.37 sq mi (13.90 km )
Water: 0.36 sq mi (0.92 km )
Elevation: 52 ft (16 m)
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Russian Mission (Central Yupik: Iqugmiut; Russian: Икогмют - Ikogmiut, now Рашен-Мишен) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska. It was the location of a fur trading post of the Russian-American Company in 1842. After the sale of Russian-American possessions to the United States in 1867, it was officially named Russian Mission in the early 1900s. The sale of alcohol is prohibited. At the 2020 census the population was 421, up from 312 in 2010.

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