Toksook Bay

Also known as Toksook Bay, Alaska

city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Census area: Bethel
Incorporated: April 4, 1972
Mayor: Sam Chanar
State senator: Lyman Hoffman ( D )
State rep: Nellie Unangiq Jimmie (D)
Total: 70.53 sq mi (182.67 km )
Land: 28.71 sq mi (74.35 km )
Water: 41.82 sq mi (108.32 km )
Elevation: 0 ft (0 m)
Density: 22.9/sq mi (8.85/km )
Time zone

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Article

Toksook Bay (TOOK-sook or TUCK-sook) is a city and village on Nelson Island in Bethel Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2020 census, Toksook Bay had a population of 658.

Toksook Bay (pronounced Tuqsuk Bay in Yup'ik) was established in 1964 by residents of nearby Nightmute. Nunakauyaq is its ‘real name’. Almost the entire population are members of the Alaska Native Nunakauyarmiut ("People of Nunakauyaq"), who rely on fishing and other subsistence activities.