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History · Emmonak

Emmonak’s post office opened in 1961

Most of Emmonak was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 1970.

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How Emmonak began

When was Emmonak founded?

1961

The Emmonak post office opened in 1961, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1964.

First census: 439 in 19702020 census: 82565 years
Founding year: the first Emmonak post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1964.

What stands out about Emmonak’s past

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Emmonak, in brief

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

Emmonak (Central Yupik: Imangaq) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Emmonak had a population of 825.

Its first post office opened in 1961. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 762 to 825 (+8%).

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

By decade

Emmonak, decade by decade

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On the map

Emmonak on the map in 1952

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

Emmonak on the 1952 USGS map1952Kwiguk sheet · 1:250,000

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

People over time

Emmonak, census by census

0200400600800198020002020Peak: 825

Between 439 and 825 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

Questions about Emmonak’s history

What year was Emmonak founded?

The Emmonak post office opened in 1961, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1964.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.