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History · Chalkyitsik

Half of Chalkyitsik’s homes were built after 1988

Most of Chalkyitsik was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 1930.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Chalkyitsik’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Chalkyitsik are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 130 in 1970; 56 people lived here in 2020.
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Chalkyitsik, census by census

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Peaked at 130 in 1970; 56 people lived here in 2020.

9 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Chalkyitsik’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Chalkyitsik, in brief

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

Chalkyitsik ( CHAL-key-IT-sick) (Jałgiitsik [tʃaɬgiːtsʰikʰ] in Gwichʼin), meaning "to fish with a hook, at the mouth of the creek", is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on the left (south) bank of the Black River, 45 miles northeast of Fort Yukon. As of the 2020 census, Chalkyitsik had a population of 56.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 69 to 56 (-19%).

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

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Chalkyitsik on the map in 1956

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Chalkyitsik.

Chalkyitsik on the 1956 USGS map1956Black River C-6 sheet · 1:63,360

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Chalkyitsik.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.